This was the start of a period that blurs as I try to recall it. Incidents seem to cascade and merge. Events become feelings, fellings become events. Head and heart are contrary historians.

Jerry Spinelli
About This Quote

This is a quote from the novel “A Visit From the Goon Squad” by Jennifer Egan. It is spoken by the author after being asked to recount her adolescence. To continue, she explains that her head and heart are different books, each telling different stories. The head book, full of facts and dates, tells a story of effortless success while the heart book, full of feelings and images, tells a story of failure and bitter disappointment.

Source: Stargirl

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