Emily St. John Mandel Quotes
No,' Dahlia Said, 'because I Think People Like Him Think Work Is Supposed To Be Drudgery Punctuated By Very Occasional Moments Of Happiness, But When I Say Happiness, I Mostly Mean Distraction. You Know What I Mean?'
'No, Please Elaborate.'
'Okay, Say You Go Into The Break Room,' She Said, 'and A Couple People You Like Are There, Say Someone's Telling A Funny Story, You Laugh A Little, You Feel Included, Everyone's So Funny, You Go Back To Your Desk With A Sort Of, I Don't Know, I Guess Afterglow Would Be The Word? You Go Back To Your Desk With An Afterglow, But Then By Four Or Five O'clock The Day's Just Turned Into Yet Another Day, And You Go On Like That, Looking Forward To Five O'clock And Then The Weekend And Then Your Two Or Three Annual Weeks Of Paid Vacation Time, Day In Day Out, And That's What Happens To Your Life.
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