“He'd never had to make the adjustments and compromises other people accepted early in their romantic careers; never had a chance to learn the lesson that Sarah taught him everyday--that beauty was only a part of it, and not even the most important part, that there were transactions between people that occurred on some mysterious level beneath the skin, or maybe even beyond the body.” PeopleImportantBodyChanceLevelsCareersTaughtLessonsSkinsEverydayAcceptedCompromiseMysteriousAdjustmentTransactions Book:Little Children: A Novel Source: Little Children: A Novel
“There's not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it.” MindBodyPainAmountFiniteMind And BodyManufacturingPain Inside Author:Tom Perrotta
“To this day, she’s still sad. Because there’s not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it. I’m just saying that I took the pain that was inside of her at that moment and made it my own. And it didn’t hurt me at all.” MindMadeStillsMomentsBodyPainHurtMy OwnAmountMade ItThat MomentThis DayFiniteMind And BodyManufacturingHurt MeJust SayingPain Inside Author:Tom Perrotta
“They both seemed to understand that describing it was beyond their powers, the gratitude that spreads through your body when a burden gets lifted, and the sense of homecoming that follows, when you suddenly remember what it feels like to be yourself.” InspirationalFeelsBodyMotivationalRememberGratitudeBurdenSpreadYour BodyBeing YourselfDescribingHomecoming Author:Tom Perrotta
