And Then Things Fall Apart Quotes

“This is the thing about great literature. It reads like truth and sticks to you forever and lets you know that you are not alone.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“Existing is not quite enough. Passionate living is the best revenge.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“Sylvia Plath is there for me when actual living people upon who I have depended upon my whole life, are not. What I mean to say is, without her words, I'd be exponentially more messed up than I am already.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“Her entire existence is trying to figure out what her life is supposed to be while her heart breaks a little bit everyday over the tragedy of being alive.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“Like when people (my parents) ask what I'm going to study in college and I say, "English." They say, "Oh. So you want to be a teacher?" And I want to cover my eyes and mouth with duct tape and pretend to be dead and done with it. No, you simpletons. I want to travel and write and live in a big city, and do cool things with my brain. This is not to disparage the fine and noble art of educating in any way. My English teachers have made me who I am today and I love them with a passion that surprises me. I just don't want to be one.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“I didn't know that you could love and hate your parents totally separately and equally. But you can. And I do.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“Every time I read a book, especially one that grabs my gus, there is another translucent layer added to what makes me, me.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“Computers are quiet and clean and totally distracting because the Internet is there, lying in wait for a moment of weakness to pounce on your creativity and progress.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“Suffocation is a cruel way to go.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“Karina, life can overwhelm you. The trick is to put your head down and just get on with it.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“It is blissfully silent as Matt flutters his hands across my stomach and up the insides of my thigs, making me shiver. He smells like Downy fabric softener and sometimes tastes like it too....He smells like clean comfort and tastes like flowers, mint and salt. His arms are hard, his hips and thighs are solod with muscle, mouth hot, tongue alive, and all I want is wanting when we are in the darnkess in the L.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart

“What is family anyway but people who are always supposed to be there for you? Family should be rock solid, the earth beneath your feet, wind beneath your wings, and all that.”
― Arlaina Tibensky, And Then Things Fall Apart