“I’ve found that falling asleep is the best way to politely excuse yourself from an unwanted interaction.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“She looked like a dead Teletubby.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“That being said, I fucking HATE shopping with other people. I insist on doing it alone because it’s the only activity that truly centers me. It’s meditative and personal.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“I may have lit the match, but it was karma that kept the fire blazing.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“My dad should have listened to me when I told him that college was not my thing. Instead, he insisted on learning a $200,000 lesson the hard way. That’s the thing about college—you pay a ton of money just to realize that everyone is a fucking moron.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“If you are a girl, and you’ve had a significant relationship with someone, chances are you’ve saved all the pictures/letters/supercute little notes from that relationship in a box that is somewhere in your room or apartment or mansion.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“Even though I don’t give a shit about sports, I’ll always give a shit about courtside seats. It’s just who I am.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“She knew what she wanted, got what she wanted, and did so with a measure of grace that made you realize that she operated on another level.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“You know what I’m gonna do? I’m going to smoke two Marlboro Lights, brush my teeth, pull my hair into a chic/grungy little bun, put on my black shawl and a pair of Lanvin flats, walk down the hall to that smelly girl from Arizona’s room, steal ten Adderall from her stash, come back to my room, and write down all my life’s problems from start to finish.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“I’ll be on more drugs than Burning Man himself, but I’ll go.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“My choice of nail color represents three things: my mood color at the time, an interpretation of Nature’s seasonal color of the moment, and finally, a touch of influence from the week’s racks at Barneys.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“You know, when a guy is just dumb enough to make you feel smart, but not so dumb that he makes you feel dumb for dating him?”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“During moments of uterine compromise, my presence on campus would put faculty and students at risk. Think Columbine, but in a Burberry trench.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“You should never have to work to make a living. You’re smarter than that.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“Doctors, lawyers, and princes come and go. Oil money lasts forever.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“I also took up smoking Marlboro Reds and model-scowling at everyone to ensure that I would have no unwanted interactions. It worked, thank God.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“August 15, 2005 Today BW arrived 10 minutes early to her session and sat in the waiting room until it was her scheduled appointment time. When she came into my office she looked at me, said, “I can’t with you today,” and left.”
― quote from White Girl Problems
“When the sun slips o'er the treetops,
then small birds fly off to nest.
Feel the peace lie on the meadows,
'tis a time that I love best.
Slumber on, little one,
I am ever near.
Drowsily, lean on me,
dream small dreams, my dear.
All the jewelled stars a-twinkle,
Watch the clouds drift through the night.
Sail upon thy boats of dreaming,
to the rays of dawning's light.
Slumber on, day is gone,
by thy side I'll lay.
Fear no harm, rest in calm,
'til the golden day.”
― Brian Jacques, quote from Rakkety Tam
“For the world is broken, sundered, busted down the middle, self ripped from self and man pasted back together as mythical monster, half angel, half beast, but no man...Some day a man will walk into my office as a ghost or beast or ghost-beast and walk out as a man, which is to say sovereign wanderer, lordly exile, worker and waiter and watcher.”
― Walker Percy, quote from Love in the Ruins
“Change your ways when fear seizes," he had said, "for it usually means you are doing something wrong.”
― Jean Craighead George, quote from Julie of the Wolves
“Sometimes your heart can lead you to a dead end.”
― Chetan Bhagat, quote from Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition
“Why are you looking at me? His eyes search mine for several long seconds before he holds contact and whispers, " Because I like your face.”
― Mia Sheridan, quote from Leo
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