“And then Elena's dog ate her bacon. She had heated up a slice of bacon on a paper towel, put it on the table, and turned to open the fridge. The dog swallowed the bacon and the paper towel. She stared at the dog, its expression smug, and all the frustrations of her life boiled up in her head. A dog eating her bacon, a dog eating her bacon while she was jobless.” DespairFrustrationHopelessJoblessHopelessnessRoommatesThe Last Straw Author:Chimanda Ngozi Adichie
“Extreme continuing unhappiness often consoles itself with images of death which may in a sense be idle, but which can play a vital part in consolation and also in the continuance of illusion. If that happens I am dead, consoles, and also dulls the edge of speculation and even of conscience. It is another way of saying, to me that cannot happen.” UnhappinessIris MurdochConsolationSuicidalEscapeFantasiesThe Last Straw Book:The Sacred and Profane Love Machine Source: The Sacred and Profane Love Machine