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Ottessa Moshfegh is a contemporary American author known for her unique narrative style and profound psychological insights. Her works often explore themes of loneliness, alienation, and moral dilemmas in modern society.

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“When she asked the birds what to do, they answered that they didn't know anything about love, that love was a distinctly human defect which God had created to counterbalance the power of human greed.”

Love God Greed Defect

Book:Lapvona

Source: Lapvona

“She awoke in my heart some long-sleeping dragon.”

Love Heart Metaphor Awakening Ottessa Moshfegh Eileen

Book:Eileen

Source: Eileen

“Sometimes Waldemar loves me too much. He thinks it is better I stay with him on Earth, rather than be happy in the other place without him.”

Love Death Suicide Moving On Overwhelming Suicidal Left Behind Ottessa Moshfegh Homesick For Another World The Afterlife

Book:Homesick for Another World

Source: Homesick for Another World

“I guess I have a lot of emotion stored up. But it's nothing bad. It's love. It's just love rotting up inside of me . . . That's it . . . I have too much love, I think, and nobody to give it to.”

Love Sad Lonely Alone Single Ottessa Moshfegh Lovesick Homesick For Another World

Book:Homesick for Another World

Source: Homesick for Another World

“Be careful with women,” he told me. “All they want is love and money.”

Love Money

Book:Homesick for Another World

Source: Homesick for Another World

“I still couldn't accept that Trevor was a loser and a moron. I didn't want to believe that I could have degraded myself for someone who didn't deserve it. I was still stuck on that bit of vanity. But I was determined to sleep it away.”

Love Self Esteem Self Awareness Vanity Renewal

Book:My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Source: My Year of Rest and Relaxation

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