I couldn’t be with people and I didn’t want to be alone. Suddenly my perspective whooshed and I was far out in space, watching the world. I could see millions and millions of people, all slotted into their lives; then I could see me—I’d lost my place in the universe. It had closed up and there was nowhere for me to be. I was more lost than I had known it was possible for any human being to be.

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Marian Keyes was Irish writer. Marian Keyes is an Irish author and radio presenter who is principally known for fiction novels. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Sadness — Navigating grief, melancholy, and emotional depth

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