Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak
by Charlie Jane Anders
Unstoppable #2
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Highlights
- “There’s no such thing as ‘supposed to,’”
- “No matter what you love, there will always be countless other people who think you’re loving it the wrong way.”
- “Sanity is vastly overrated. Sanity is music without syncopation, dancing without stumbles.”
- “When someone tries to twist you into the wrong shape, that’s when you have to stand up and show them who you are. It hurts, it feels like you’re actually going to die—that’s still the most scared I’ve ever been in my life—but when people recognize you, when they accept you and cherish your real self, it’s the best feeling anyone can have.”
- Rachael remembers Tina saying, You’re a slow cooker, and right about now, she’s grateful that she doesn’t process trauma in real time. A few days from now, everything she’s just seen will sink in,
- “I love you,” she says. “And I really absolutely want to be with you. But … I’m going to be scared and flaky and push you away sometimes, and I won’t always make sense to you, because I don’t always make sense to myself.”
- Knowledge is ugly and that’s why we wear cute dresses and eat cake.