113 Quotes About Ottessa-moshfegh

I think I have insomnia. That's my main issue.""You're probably addicted to caffeine, too, am I right?""I don't know.""You better keep drinking it. If you quit now, you'll just go crazy.

Mirth,” Dr. Tuttle said. “I like it better than joy. Happiness isn’t a word I like to use in here. It’s very arresting, happiness. You should know that I'm someone who appreciates the subtleties of human experience. Being well rested is a precondition, of course. Do you know what mirth means? M-I-R-T-H?""Yeah. Like The House of Mirth," I said. "A sad story," said Dr. Tuttle."I haven't read it.""Better you don't.

Did you take time off of work?""I quit," I lied. "I want to devote more time to my own interests."What interests? I didn't know you had interests." She sounded utterly betrayed.

. . . a ripped out page from a book called The Art of Happiness. Reva had given it to me for my birthday a few years earlier, saying I'd 'get a lot out of the Dalai Lama. He's really insightful.' I'd never read the book.

Growing up, I learned I'd be praised and rewarded for my suffering, for my strong efforts to be good, but every year God smote.

I always called back to cancel, which I hated doing because I hated talking to people.

He was very intelligent and preoccupied with death and suffering.

I'm not a junkie or something," I said defensively. "I'm taking some time off. This is my year of rest and relaxation.

. . . all the little bistros and cafes and shops I'd frequented when I was out there, pretending to live a life.