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A review by ameena_23
Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au
4.0
3.75 ⭐
"There was no control, and understanding would not lessen any pain. The best we could do in this life was to pass through it, like smoke through the branches, suffering, until we either reached a state of nothingness, or else suffered elsewhere"
"We are all essentially nothing, just series of sensations and desires"
"It was as if the artist had smeared them onto the paper with only his fingers, or as if the paintings had been submerged soon after being completed, leaving only clouded patches of color and ink"
"Maybe it’s good to stop sometimes and reflect upon the things that have happened, maybe thinking about sadness can actually end up making you happy"
"I had the vague thought I had been taught somehow that the best thing was still to be desired, even if you did not desire, even if you did not much like the person who desired you"
"There was no control, and understanding would not lessen any pain. The best we could do in this life was to pass through it, like smoke through the branches, suffering, until we either reached a state of nothingness, or else suffered elsewhere"
"We are all essentially nothing, just series of sensations and desires"
"It was as if the artist had smeared them onto the paper with only his fingers, or as if the paintings had been submerged soon after being completed, leaving only clouded patches of color and ink"
"Maybe it’s good to stop sometimes and reflect upon the things that have happened, maybe thinking about sadness can actually end up making you happy"
"I had the vague thought I had been taught somehow that the best thing was still to be desired, even if you did not desire, even if you did not much like the person who desired you"