Susan

“As it turns out, if something is supposed to be secret, people might well be more likely to talk about it. The reason? Social currency. People share things that make them look good to others.”
― Jonah Berger, Contagious: Why Things Catch On

“Lately, my anger is deep and wide and steady, not as immediately visible under the surface of my put-together life, but just as present.”
― Lilly Dancyger, Burn It Down: Women Writing about Anger

“You fail again, you start again. No matter how many times you fail, you can still start. Don't let today swallow tomorrow.”
― Lindy West, The Witches Are Coming

“By careful observation from the sidelines, I'd worked out that social success is often built on pretending just a little. Popular people sometimes have to laugh at things they don't find very funny, do things they don't particularly want to, with people whose company they don't particularly enjoy. Not me. I had decided, years ago, that if the choice was between that or flying solo, then I'd fly solo.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine