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The Opposite of Loneliness

The instant New York Times bestseller and publishing phenomenon: Marina Keegan’s posthumous collection of award-winning essays and stories “sparkles with talent, humanity, and youth” (O, The Oprah Magazine). Marina Keegan’s star was o

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“I feel that a lot, actually, in lot of circumstances. Like I ought to be feeling something I don’t.”

— Marina Keegan, amazon.com

Tagged: Circumstances, Life, emotions, Feeling

“We don’t have a word for the opposite of loneliness, but if we did, I could say that’s what I want in life…it’s not quite love and it’s not quite community; it’s just this feeling that there are people, an abundance of people, who are in this together. Who are on your team. When the check is paid an…”

— Marina Keegan, amazon.com

Tagged: Loneliness, Feeling, Opposite of Loneliness

“So what I’m trying to say is you should text me back. Because there’s a precedent. Because there’s an urgency. Because there’s a bedtime. Because when the world ends I might not have my phone charged and If you don’t respond soon, I won’t know if you’d wanna leave your shadow next to mine.”

— Marina Keegan, amazon.com

Tagged: Brutally Honest, Text Me Back, Love, True Love

“So what I’m trying to say is you should text me back. Because there’s a precedent. Because there’s an urgency. Because there’s a bedtime. Because when the world ends I might not have my phone charged and if you don’t respond soon, I won’t know if you’d wanna leave your shadow next to mine.”

— Marina Keegan, amazon.com

Tagged: Poetry, Relationships, Communication, Urgency, Texting