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Boredom is fear's patience. Fear doesn't want to exaggerate.

— Herta Müller The Hunger Angel (2012)

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The real secret is why love starts out with claws like a cat and then fades with time like a half-eaten mouse.

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There’s an unspoken law that you should never start to cry if you have too many reasons to do so.

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A lot of people think packing a suitcase is something you learn through practice, like singing or praying.

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No novels, since you just read them once and never again.

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Being a stranger is hard, but being a stranger when you're so impossibly close is unbearable.

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