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Yolk QUOTES

Yolk QUOTES

1 " People like capable, positive people. It has nothing to do with reality. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

2 " Sisters never stand a chance to be friends. We're pitted against each other from the moment that we are born. A daughter is a treasure. Two is a tax. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

3 " Cancer must feel like such a betrayal, knowing that somewhere deep in your body you're manufacturing tiny bombs that detonate and catch fire "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

4 " It's crazy how lonely it is to be in a family. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

5 " It's easier to watch myself be sad than actually feel sad. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

6 " I find that the more I hide, the more presentable I am to the world "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

7 " People don’t really want to know how you’re doing. They want to wait until you’re done telling them so they can tell you how they’re doing. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

8 " We all have the same boring problems. Sometimes the best thing you can do is talk about it. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

9 " There was more than one type of perfectionist. And that I qualified because the kind of perfectionist I was, was the kind that abandoned everything if I wasn’t good enough at it. And that’s why I couldn’t finish tasks. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

10 " Humans need to share their darkest parts. Unburdening makes you closer to everyone. There’s that thing that all addicts have, that you’re a piece of shit in the center of the universe. That everybody’s obsessed with the ways you fall short. But the truth is, we all have the same, boring problems. Sometimes the best thing you can do is talk about it. It makes no sense, but glory if it doesn’t work like a charm. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

11 " You're only as sick as your secrets. The second you talk about it, pfth. She blows a raspberry and waggles her fingers into the air. It all starts to get a little better. Humans need to share their darkest parts. Unburdening makes you closer to everyone. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

12 " Sisters never stand a chance to be friends. We're pitted against each other from the moment we are born. A daughter is a treasure. Two is a tax. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

13 " I know what it's like to want to leave. How it feels when the home you have is a mirage, an illusion. But I know that wherever I am, if June's around, I'll be ok. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

14 " Everything about my existence feels like a costume. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

15 " Marriages are the original tiny cult. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

16 " You know how it is, church-folk are all up in your business until that shit actually gets dark. Then, they just think you’re contagious. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

17 " What's the point? The planet is on fire and everything is random. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

18 " He holds me longer than I’d expected him to. I leech everything I can out of the hug. Bleed it. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

19 " New York is just a place. It's the people who will become a home for you. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk

20 " People aren't abandoning you just because they go. "

― Mary H.K. Choi , Yolk