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“The internet is amazing because it connects us with one another. But it’s also horrific because . . . it connects us with one another.”
― You're Never Weird on the Internet
― You're Never Weird on the Internet
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“Curiouser and curiouser!”
― Alice in Wonderland
― Alice in Wonderland
“A rainy day comes as a relief. Rain is your pass to stay inside, to retreat. It's cozy and safe, hanging out on this side of the gray. But then the sun comes out in the afternoon, and there's disappointment, even fear, because the world will now resume, and it expects your participation. People will get dressed and leave their houses and go places and do things. Stepping out into the big, whirling, jarringly sunny world--a world that just a few minutes ago was so confined and still and soft and understated, and refreshingly gloomy--seems overwhelming.”
― Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
― Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
“There are only three things to be done with a woman. You can love her, suffer for her, or turn her into literature.”
― Justine
― Justine
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