“I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.”
Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Even the solitude, I've actually grown to quite like… I do like the feeling of getting into my little car, knowing for the next couple of hours I'll have only the roads, the big gray sky and my daydreams for company.”
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Kazuo Ishiguro
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Never Let Me Go
Source: Never Let Me Go
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