19 April 2011

The critics have made up their minds.

“Chronological living is a kind of lie. That’s why I don’t do it anymore. . . . Especially after you’ve seen what I’ve seen. Most people I know live their lives moving in a constant forward direction, the whole time looking backward."

- Protagonist Yu
: taken from Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

“Sometimes when I’m brushing my teeth, I’ll look at the mirror and I swear my reflection seems kind of disappointed. I realized a couple of years ago that not only am I not super-skilled at anything, I’m not even particularly good at being myself.”

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