Paulina (infinitechapters)

“Bad brain: You know that thing on Saturday? It's going to be a disaster.
Good brain: No, it won't. It'll be fine.
Bad brain: You'll say something stupid.
Good brain: No, you won't.
Bad brain: Yeah. You will.
Good brain: OK, yeah, you will. But that's not a disaster.
Bad brain: Yeah it is. Rhys will be like, damn, I've made a mistake here.
Good brain: No, he won't.
Bad brain: Yeah. He will.
Good brain: That might happen, actually.”
― Sara Barnard, A Quiet Kind of Thunder

“Is she just putting it on?' 'It's not a real thing, is it?' They say, 'It's all in your head.' They say, 'It's not real.' And I think, What is more real than that? I think, therefore I am, right?
So, no, I'm not putting it on and yes, it is a real thing. It just happens to be a real thing that a lot of people haven't heard of, let alone understand.”
― Sara Barnard, A Quiet Kind of Thunder

“This is going to be the kind of thing I remember in the middle of a normal day in like five years time.
Hey, Steffi, remember when you made a complete twat of yourself?”
― Sara Barnard, A Quiet Kind of Thunder

“What are you thinking, Steffi? What are you thinking?
Everything, all the time.
You're so quiet, Steffi. Why are you so quiet?
But in my head it's so loud.
I'm sure everyone has an inner monologue, but I doubt many are as wordy as mine.”
― Sara Barnard, A Quiet Kind of Thunder