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Kallie 2022-12-01 05:21:38

And this feeling of freedom creates a sense of dread, a dizzy feeling. Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

-I couldn't remember the reason for living. And when I did, it wasn't convincing.
-That sounds scary.
- It's very scary when you run out of distractions.
-Well, what if it wasn't a distraction? What if you just decided to commit yourself to one person?
-If I met someone now, I'm too far gone to appreciate her .

I enjoyed the whole conversation. It was like sitting at a tense poker table, holding a full house, and chatting innocently…Confident I had the winning hand, but getting a thrill out of the chance I could be beaten with a straight flush or four of a kind.

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  • Jill: He's very radical, very original. You either love him or hate him, really.

  • Rita: When I heard you were coming here, I had fantasies that we'd meet and something special would happen.