“ From an evolutionary point of view, most emotions - fear, desire, anger - serve some practical purpose, but nostalgia is a useless, futile thing because it is a longing for something that is permanently lost .
—David Nicholls, Us (via quoted-books)
—David Nicholls, Us (via quoted-books)
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“ Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives.
—Herman Hesse, Gertrude
—Herman Hesse, Gertrude
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