"I was trying to explain my situation to myself. My situation was that I was in pain and nobody knew it, even I had trouble knowing it. So I told myself, over and over, You are in pain. It was the only way I could get through to myself. I was demonstrating externally and irrefutably an inward condition."

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Source : Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.153, Vintage

Susanna Kaysen

#Pain Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Over You Quotes

“We launch when we're kind of in the same orbit that they are in terms of being matched up in inclination in space, and we're just in a little different altitude.”
“We had no idea that this would turn into a global and public infrastructure.”
“Reader: Dear Mr. Snicket, What is the best way to keep a secret? Lemony Snicket : Tell it to everyone you know, but pretend you are kidding.”
“Salvation is accomplished by the almighty power of the Triune God. The Father chose a people, the Son died for them, the Holy Spirit makes Christ's death effective by bringing the elect to faith and repentance, thereby causing them to willingly obey the gospel. The entire process (election, redemption, regeneration) is the work of God and is by grace alone. Thus God, not man, determines who will be the recipients of the gift of salvation.”
“We all become lost children at one time or another.When no one else can find us, we must find ourselves.”
“Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.”
“Miles got a mystique about him-plus he's at the top of his profession. And he's got way, way, way more money.”
“The loss just made me hungry; it made me want to go out and win another title.”

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