Shruti Chakravarty
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“The problem is that everything is relative. Happiness is based on expectations and we have the internet now. A whole world constantly asking us, "But is your life as perfect as this? Well, how about now? Is it as perfect as this? If it isn't, change it!!" The truth of course is, that if people really were as happy as they look on the internet, they wouldn't spend so much damn time on the internet. Because no one who's having a really good day spends half of it taking pictures of themselves. Anyone can nurture a myth about their life if they have enough manure. So, if the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, that's probably because it's full of shit.”
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![Frances Cha](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1580736386i/18481112._UX200_CR0,50,200,200_.jpg)
“that the hate mothers-in-law harbor toward their daughters-in-law is built into the genes of all women in this country. The bile festers below the surface, dormant but still lurking, until the son becomes of marriageable age; the resentment at being pushed aside, the anger of becoming second in their sons’ affections. It was not just my grandmother; I have seen it time and time again. That is the one storyline”
― If I Had Your Face
― If I Had Your Face
![Fredrik Backman](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1493098924i/6485178._UX200_CR0,47,200,200_.jpg)
“We give those we love nicknames, because love requires a word that belongs to us alone.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
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“The only gentlemen I ever see are in those dramas on TV. Those men are kind. They protect you and cry and stand up to their families for you”
― If I Had Your Face
― If I Had Your Face
![Michelle Obama](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1658411922i/2338628._UX200_CR0,45,200,200_.jpg)
“And now in Hawaii, I could see his character reflected in other small ways. His long-lasting friendships with his high school buddies showed his consistency in relationships. In his devotion to his strong-willed mother, I saw a deep respect for women and their independence. Without needing to discuss it outright, I knew he could handle a partner who had her own passions and voice. These were things you couldn't teach in a relationship, things not even love could really build or change. In opening up his world to me, Barack was showing me everything I'd ever need to know about the kind of life partner he'd be.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
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