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“I don't want to look back anymore. I'm ready to accept that my existence will sometimes contain pain. No more trying to escape, either through nostalgia or a memory chair. They're both the same fucking thing.”

Book:Recursion

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Recursion

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Blake Crouch

Blake Crouch is an American science fiction author born in 1978. His works are highly acclaimed for their unique science fiction concepts and profound philosophical insights. more

“She’d been hunting for an indescribable thrill, a feeling she remembered from nights out with her friends, but she’d misunderstood where the feeling came from. It wasn’t about drinking and partying in some dingy club. It had been about the people. The constant laughter they shared, too high on each other to care that they were being obnoxious. Group trips to the bathroom like a small army unit, where the mission objective was helping each other squat over filthy toilets without their dresses touching the seat. Belonging.”

Friendship Nostalgia Nightclubs Nights Out

Book:Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Source: Get a Life, Chloe Brown

“…suddenly I wanted to go back and be in all the places I’d ever been, every street I’d walked down, every room I’d sat down in. I wanted to see it all again. I tried to remember my life, flipping through Polaroids in my mind. . . . But I knew that even if I could go back, if such a thing were possible with exactitude, in life or in dreams, there was really no point.”

Memories Memory Nostalgia

Book:My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Source: My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“Everything was hallowed by the haze of his own youth.”

Childhood Youth Nostalgia

Book:This Side of Paradise

Source: This Side of Paradise