"Why are there no names for the abscence……" — Carrie Jones
"Why are there no names for the abscence of things? Why is there no name for the abscence of humanity?"
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20 Quotes by Carrie Jones
Carrie Jones has 20 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- What we do, our choices, that's what defines us
- Astley comes to my side. 'Are you well?' 'No,' I tell him, voice hoarse. 'I am not well. I am…
- Losing people you love affects you. It is buried inside of you and becomes this big, deep hole of ache.…
- I like a lot of things that aren't good for me.
- Loving you is a full-time job. It's a great job, don't get me wrong. It's the best job in the…
- It's hard to save the world when you can't save yourself
- You know, life fractures us all into little pieces. It harms us, but it's how we glue those fractures back…
- There is no easy off button for your brain.It would be really really nice if there were.
- I’m not a damsel and there is no distress
- Nobody is perfect, though. We all want everyone to think we are, but perfection is some crazy mythical state that…
- There is something about libraries, old libraries, that makes them seem almost sacred. There's a smell of paper and must…
- We all live with our losses. We don't want to, but we can
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