"I'm full of restlessness. Not lonely, exactly - my head is racing with ideas. But it is that old treacherous feeling that real life is happening somewhere else, and I'm left out."

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Source : Helen Garner (2011). “Monkey Grip”, p.257, ReadHowYouWant.com

Helen Garner

#Lonely Quotes #Real Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Ten minutes in a video store should convince any impartial observer that we live in a police state of consciousness, far more pervasive than the Nazis.”
“When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.”
“Simplicity and purity are the two wings by which a man is lifted above all earthly things. Simplicity is in the intention - purity in the affection. Simplicity tends to God,- purity apprehends and tastes Him.”
“If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.”
“I think theres a little bit of sizzling here. Honestly, I can feel it. The ions are flying back and forth.”
“In football two days is a long time and a week is a very long time.”
“My father was an immigrant from Austria and he became a lawyer and became a judge and I think he was a good judge.”
“I could always flip between emotions and be available to suddenly do something new. I think it's a part of playing, and you hang onto it when you're a kid.”

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