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Quote by Marina Keegan

“I figured I wasn't supposed to be capable of that kind of thinking, and I felt like an alien. I feel that a lot, actually, in a lot of circumstances. Like I ought to be feeling something I don't.”

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Marina Keegan

Marina Keegan was a talented American journalist, born on October 25, 1989, and unfortunately passed away on May 26, 2012. During her brief life, she made a name for herself in the journalism world with her keen observations and profound insights. more

“I tell myself that I want to live a happy life, and that the circumstances for happiness just haven't arisen. But what if that's not true? What if I'm the one who can't let myself be happy? Because I'm scared, or I prefer to wallow in self-pity, or I don't believe I deserve good things, or some other reason. Whenever something good happens to me I always find myself thinking: I wonder how long it will be until this turns out badly. And I almost want the worst to happen sooner, sooner rather than later, and if possibile straight away, so at least I don't have to feel anxious about it anymore.”

Happiness Anxiety

Book:Beautiful World, Where Are You

Source: Beautiful World, Where Are You

“Don't you enjoy being alive? Don't you like feeling: This is me, this is my hand, this is my leg, I'm real, I'm solid, I'm alive! Don't you like this?”

Inspiration Alive Feeling Solid

Author:George Orwell

“There are songs that make you cry, right?" "Sure," I say. "When you're dead, everything in the world is like a song that makes you cry.”

Death Reflection Feeling

Book:I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It

Source: I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It

“I am that, I AM!" We always intend to BE something or someone, where we already ARE everything we could ever desire to be. We just need to unlock the part of us we wanna be. And the key to THAT is the FEELING about THAT. TO BE IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS TO FEEL! ~ UNIVERSE LOVES YOU & SO DO I ‪#‎StardustAK‬”