“For me, joy never comes without the grief of knowing it is only ephemeral. All happiness carries with it the seed of its own end.”
– Gabrielle Wittkop, The Necrophiliac (translated by Don Bapst)

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“I tried to drown my sorrows but they learned how to swim.”
– Frida Kahlo  (via scrapedpalms)

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“There’s something disturbing about recalling a warm memory and feeling utterly cold.”
– Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl (via hollywoodhepcat)

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“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?”
– Camus

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“My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche 

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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends.”
– Charles William Eliot (via pavorst)

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