Janet Fitch, Paint It Black
"And I hope she’ll be a fool-that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Daisy, The Great Gatsby
I like being alone, but I hate the feeling of being lonely. When you’re alone, you have time for yourself. Your thoughts finally catch up to you. You set your mind on things and everything is just clearer. Nothing’s bothering you and everything just feels right for once. When you feel lonely, you feel as if no one’s there for you. It feels like no one understands you or is willing to listen. It feels like you’re screaming in a crowded room, yet not one person hears you.
Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Neil Gaiman, Fragile Things
"I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life. And I am horribly limited."
Sylvia Plath (via acyd)
