Source: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
“That word again. Happy. It’s a curse. The pursuit of happiness makes us deeply unhappy. It’s a trap. Before anything else happened, there was me in bed, thinking of who you used to be.
I don’t want you to think I forgot.”
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David Levithan
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Every You, Every Me
Source: Every You, Every Me
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