

“To the person in the bell jar, blank and stopped as a dead baby, the world itself is a bad dream.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar

“But she needs me more than she needs him and I guess being needed is almost as good as being loved. Maybe better.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

“Life offers up these moments of joy despite everything,”
― Normal People
― Normal People

“That’s a pretty heavy burden to bear, being everything for someone.”
― House of Hollow
― House of Hollow

“Marianne had the sense that her real life was happening somewhere very far away, happening without her, and she didn't know if she would ever find out where it was or become part of it.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
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