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Tag: quotation

from Breasts & Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

Natsuko’s responses to being asked ‘Why do grown-ups get drunk?’ by Midoriko, her teenaged niece: “I don’t know. Probably because … More

alcohol, alcohol abuse, books, escape, humans, mental illness, quotation, quote, reading, suicide, writing

2019

Starting off this new year with two pertinent quotations, both by Norman Cousins, because I honestly cannot find the words that … More

2019, death, inspiration, life, new year, quotation, quotes, sadness, truth, wisdom, words, writing

Wonky Wednesdays

“Hell is empty And all the devils are here.” – The Tempest, I.ii.215-6 God, I fucking love The Tempest, it really is … More

addiction, art, depression, diary, drugs, love, poetry, quotation, recovery, relapse, self harm, sex, shakespeare, sobriety, suicide, writing

2015

The shell must break before the bird can fly. Alfred Tennyson

literature, mental health, mental illness, nature, new year, photography, positivity, quotation, recovery
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