#mulan

Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author’s words reverberating in your head. ↗

— Paul Auster

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#choice #comfort #comsolation #escape #pleasure

Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced. ↗

— Christy Turlington

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#feel #make #nicotine #quite #stimulant