We believe that whatever feels at first like joy is not. Or is, but will not last. Or should not last. We feel so sure of this that we will undermine our own inklings of joy, blunting the pain we think awaits.
Not that I was incapable of friendship. 'Don't be shy', the teachers coaxed. I was not shy, only extremely choosy. And Denise shone like a diamond. I… - Anneli Rufus
Not that I was incapable of friendship. 'Don't be shy', the teachers coaxed. I was not shy, only extremely choosy. And Denise shone like a diamond. I…
- Anneli Rufus
The whole world is a personality cult. - Anneli Rufus
The whole world is a personality cult.
Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood. People assume we loners are misanthropes, just sitting thinking, ‘Oh, people are such a bunch of asshol… - Anneli Rufus
Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood. People assume we loners are misanthropes, just sitting thinking, ‘Oh, people are such a bunch of asshol…
Writing is done alone. People do not talk about the things they do alone. - Anneli Rufus
Writing is done alone. People do not talk about the things they do alone.
After what others would call a fun day out together, we feel as if we have been at the Red Cross, donating blood. - Anneli Rufus
After what others would call a fun day out together, we feel as if we have been at the Red Cross, donating blood.
Loners live among the mob, so the mob mistakes us for its own, presuming and assuming. When the mob gets too close, the truth is revealed. Running or… - Anneli Rufus
Loners live among the mob, so the mob mistakes us for its own, presuming and assuming. When the mob gets too close, the truth is revealed. Running or…
The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all. - Anneli Rufus
The loner who looks fabulous is one of the most vulnerable loners of all.
Loners, if you catch them, are well worth the trouble. Not dulled by excess human contact, nor blasé or focused on your crotch while jabbering about … - Anneli Rufus
Loners, if you catch them, are well worth the trouble. Not dulled by excess human contact, nor blasé or focused on your crotch while jabbering about …
We believe that whatever feels at first like joy is not. Or is, but will not last. Or should not last. We feel so sure of this that we will undermine… - Anneli Rufus
We believe that whatever feels at first like joy is not. Or is, but will not last. Or should not last. We feel so sure of this that we will undermine…
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