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Simon was adept at not answering questions, but actually he rarely needed to, because I never asked them. The extent to which I never asked him questions is astonishing in retrospect - I blame Albert Camus. My normal instinct was to bombard people with questions, to ask about every detail of their lives. But just around the time I met Simon I ( Read more... )

But there were other lessons Simon taught me that I regret learning. I learned not to trust people; I learned not to believe what they say but to watch what they do; I learned to suspect that anyone and everyone is capable of “living a lie”. I came to believe that other people - even when you think you know them well - are ultimately unknowable ( Read more... )

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and - in spite of True Romance magazines - we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely - at least, not all the time - but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don’t see ( Read more... )

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Can't find 2 pairs of important tights. It's driving me insane.

Group Research Paper. WORST IDEA EVER.

Ugh I didn't get into my 4th class. I am so bummed. This is the first time I could even fit 4 classes into my schedule and I really wanted to get more done this year bleeergh.