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“Are you willing to devote your life to telling stories knowing that you may get nothing in return?”
--Rebel in the Rye
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-But they don't end up together. That's not what happens.
-Why not?
-Because people don't end up together.
It usually doesn't work out.
Ok, look, I know in every goddamn story, and every goddamn magazine, the couple always falls in love with a stupid kiss to make us feel all warm and fuzzy and full of Christmas cheer, but that's not what happens in real life.
Someone always gets their heart broken and has a hard time getting over it.
Sometimes, they drink. Because they're upset, even though they're not alcoholics.
--Rebel in the Rye
