What good were real feelings anyway?
– Nick Hornby
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- That’s why; he’s worried about how his life is turning out, and he’s lonely, and lonely people are the bitterest of them all. – Nick Hornby
- I’m still pretty sick about what I’ve lost, but I only admit it to myself late at night, which is probably why I’m not the best sleeper. – Nick Hornby
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- That’s why; he’s worried about how his life is turning out, and he’s lonely, and lonely people are the bitterest of them all – Nick Hornby
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- easily the best thing in her life at the moment was her secret. – Nick Hornby
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- Feelings could override facts, as facts could alter feelings. Choose the truth first, rather than following after feelings. – Anthony Liccione
- Experts say that denying bad feelings intensifies them, acknowledging bad feelings allows good feelings to return. – Gretchen Rubin
- Law is error, you see. It’s an attempt to write down a lot of things everyone ought to know anyway. – Nick Harkaway
- Real? What is real? And tell me, what importance does reality have anyway? Did you learn from the experience? Now, that is important! – Victor L Wooten
- When you meet the real problems of life, think of the real lessons of life for the real lessons of life are in the real problems of life – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
- write with honesty and don’t worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they’ll hate you anyway. – Isabel Allende
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- Real transformation requires real honesty. If you want to move forward -” get real with yourself! – Bryant McGill
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- I am the Real, for I have not ceased to be real -“ through the Real. – Idries Shah