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“One in ten kept dying. The average never improved, not in any corner of the globe. There were memorials for the famous and semifamous folks who took the gamble and lost. A congressman here and a comedian there. But everyone was so proud of them that they had died trying to better themselves that all the obituaries and eulogies had a weird, wistful tone to them. As if it was the next best thing to being thin. At least they didn’t have to live that fat life anymore.”
― Meg Elison, Big Girl

“It is another of life’s great mysteries that sadness and joy can coexist so compatibly with one another.”
― Allen Levi, Theo of Golden

“Assumptions were a way of connecting the dots to give you a picture that worked, but not necessarily the right picture. Not necessarily the truth.”
― Helen Fisher, Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life

“Are you using your swear box?” Joe asked. “Yeah, but it’s not fucking big enough,”
― Helen Fisher, Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life