“I found the idea of being a librarian very appealing--working in a place where people had to whisper and only speak when necessary. If only the world were like that!”
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
“Sometimes I envy religious people for the comfort of believing. It would make everything so much easier.”
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
“I only feel like myself when I am alone.”
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
“It was strange to see someone you have only known alone begin interacting with other people, for that somebody known to you disappears and is replaced by a different, more complex, person. You watch him revolve in this new company, revealing new facets, and there is nothing you can do but hope you like these other sides as much as you like the side that seemed whole when it faced only you.”
― The Weekend
― The Weekend
“Interacting with other people does not come naturally to me; it is a strain and requires effort, and since it does not come naturally I feel like I am not really myself when I make that effort. I feel fairly comfortable with my family, but even with them I sometimes feel the strain of not being alone.”
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
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