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81 " That’s why we make art, Helena,” Greer says. “Art is the war against what we do not choose to feel. It’s the battle of color, words, sound, and shape, and it rages for or against love. "
― Tarryn Fisher , F*ck Love
82 " But perhaps art isn’t supposed to make you feel good, but just to make you feel. Does it cure the numb? I don’t know. "
83 " Fuck love, fuck Florida, Fuck Kit Isley and his prettier-than-me girlfriend. "
84 " I wish I felt self-conscious about my hair, but truth be told, I look hella cute with psycho hair. "
85 " Love is faithful, love is kind, love is patient. Love is not—I wasn’t thinking. "
86 " It’s okay to talk to yourself here; I saw someone else doing it. "
87 " I marvel at how yearning can make you disintegrate. "
88 " The truth is often angry. "
89 " There are cities that take your breath away by their sheer size; some by the beat of their rhythmic culture, but Seattle gives you your breath back. Fills your lungs. I take it in and feel like I can breathe for the first time in my life. My God, it’s like I’ve been looking for this place all along. My "
90 " That’s the nature of the truth, though. What’s fun about being dropped into ice water? That’s why half the world walks around wearing rose-colored glasses, watching comedies and reading romance books. "
91 " How do you know, and I mean really know, when you’re in love with someone?”...“It all feels like a dream,” he says.“A dream,” I repeat. Ain’t he right. "
92 " Embrace the lows so that you can more effectively enjoy the highs. Love the fight. Love it so much, and let it save you when your emotional muscles have become soft. "
93 " think that the right girl can wipe away the memories of the wrong girl. "
94 " Hos before bros!” I yell at the phone. But it’s too late. A bro came, and both the hos are in turmoil. "
95 " Sweet is made sweeter after we eat something bitter. "
96 " I’m in emotional purgatory, the up and the down, the right and the wrong. I’m trying, I’m trying, I’m trying not to… touch him "
97 " Trying to walk away from something you love is like trying to drown yourself. You want to, but it's unnatural to not crave air. Your body demands it; your mind says you need it. Eventually you break to the surface, gasping and unable to deny yourself that basic need of air. Of love. Of fierce desire. "
98 " What’s a Muggle?” he asks, taking it from me. “I save that mug for special people, Kit. Don’t ask questions. "
99 " I’m a predator. I wait for women to tell me what they want, and then I convince them that I can give it to them.”I laugh. “I already know you’re a man. Tell me something new. "
100 " Maybe people who have had too much of it. Or people who have had too little. Or people who are too shallow to appreciate its hard edges. "