

“I have to figure out a way to live with that, and it won't be by not forgiving other people's mistakes.”
― One of Us Is Lying
― One of Us Is Lying

“One of the challenges with pain—physical or psychic—is that we can really only approach it through metaphor. It can’t be represented the way a table or a body can. In some ways pain is the opposite of language.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down

“Sometimes to get your life back, you have to face the death of what you thought your life would look like.”
― It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered
― It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

“The thing about a spiral is, if you follow it inward, it never actually ends. It just keeps tightening, infinitely.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down

“I would always be like this, always have this within me. There was no beating it. I would never slay the dragon, because the dragon was also me. My self and the disease were knotted together for life.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
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