Alex
“Because the doctors and nurses understand very well that all the modern pills and treatments are surely great, but sometimes what people really need most of all is a prescription for a break.”
“If you want to see normal people turn into power-hungry dictators in five minutes, all you have to do is say the magic words: “We'd love to hear your suggestions!”
“Don't look on the internet for someone who is exactly like you. Look for someone who isn't. Love is not to never fight. Love is always making up.”
“You should follow yourselves instead.”
“I miss making up. I don't miss the fights, I don't miss nagging and arguing and getting upset about the ways in which we're so different, but I miss . . . making up. It's like we're choosing each other all over again when that happens.”
““Ugh, no! Peanuts in food? It was horrible!” But then her face softens and she adds, her voice full of gratitude: “But it was very nice to find that out for myself. What I don't like.”
“I'm . . . no expert. But I think most people who want to be happy try to add things to their lives. But really what maybe they should be doing is taking something away.”
“Shouldn't the result of guarding the pile be exactly the same, no matter how I meant it?” Lucas shouts back in frustration. “Have you ever met human beings?” she asks.
“Because Lucas is making the mistake of thinking that the board wants to solve the problem. But people actually almost never want to do that.”
“Because people aren't supposed to be happy, they're only supposed to want to be happy, because how otherwise are you supposed to be able to sell things to them?”
OH MY GOD
“Because the doctors and nurses understand very well that all the modern pills and treatments are surely great, but sometimes what people really need most of all is a prescription for a break.”
“If you want to see normal people turn into power-hungry dictators in five minutes, all you have to do is say the magic words: “We'd love to hear your suggestions!”
“Don't look on the internet for someone who is exactly like you. Look for someone who isn't. Love is not to never fight. Love is always making up.”
“You should follow yourselves instead.”
“I miss making up. I don't miss the fights, I don't miss nagging and arguing and getting upset about the ways in which we're so different, but I miss . . . making up. It's like we're choosing each other all over again when that happens.”
““Ugh, no! Peanuts in food? It was horrible!” But then her face softens and she adds, her voice full of gratitude: “But it was very nice to find that out for myself. What I don't like.”
“I'm . . . no expert. But I think most people who want to be happy try to add things to their lives. But really what maybe they should be doing is taking something away.”
“Shouldn't the result of guarding the pile be exactly the same, no matter how I meant it?” Lucas shouts back in frustration. “Have you ever met human beings?” she asks.
“Because Lucas is making the mistake of thinking that the board wants to solve the problem. But people actually almost never want to do that.”
“Because people aren't supposed to be happy, they're only supposed to want to be happy, because how otherwise are you supposed to be able to sell things to them?”
OH MY GOD
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