Joe DunthorneI spin around on the swivel chair and look up at the ceiling; Oliver being Oliver being Oliver being Oliver. I am suddenly aware of the separation between my-actual-self and mysel… ▶373Philosophy
Joe DunthorneAnger does not come easy to me. It is something I have to encourage, like a greyhound in second place. ✨ Joe Dunthorne (2011). Submarine, p.33, Penguin UK376Love
Joe DunthorneAfter that, we had a short conversation about how your body can sometimes seem totally separate. She said her body can feel like a distant bureaucracy controlled by telegrams from… ▶344ThoughtTime
Joe DunthorneI find that the only way to get through life is to picture myself in an entirely disconnected reality. I often imagine how people would react to my death. Mr Dunthorne's quavering… ▶312DeathHumanityLife
Joe Dunthorne...I want to grab her collarbones as if they were handlebars.324Philosophy
Joe DunthorneDepression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner. ✨ Joe Dunthorne (2011). Submarine, p.13, Penguin UK335Death
Joe DunthorneI was camped at the same site as her: Broughton Farm. She came over to my tent and showed me her blisters. She asked me whether I knew the reason why a blister can keep on produci… ▶336Reflection
Joe DunthorneI took a photo of us, mid-embrace. When I am old and alone I will remember that I once held something truly beautiful. ✨ Submarine. www.imdb.com. September 12, 2010.293Philosophy
Joe DunthorneThat's a big love letter, she says, squinting. I know what I'm going to say and for a moment I wish there was a film crew documenting my day-to-day life: I've got a big heart, I s… ▶297LifeLoveTime
Joe DunthorneI love you more than words. And I am a big fan of words.264Love
Joe DunthorneMost people think of themselves as individuals, that there's no one on the planet like them. This thought motivates them to get out of bed, eat food and walk around like nothing's… ▶232HumanityThought
Joe DunthorneI would never say snog. I would say osculate. She looks at me as if to say: why do you exist?243Politics
Joe DunthorneI don't know if I've come of age, but I'm certainly older now. I feel shrunken, as if there's a tiny ancient Oliver Tate inside me operating the levers of a life-size Oliver-shape… ▶3010Life
Joe DunthorneOh diary, I love her, I love her, I love her so much. Jordana is the most amazing person I have ever met. I could eat her. I could drink her blood. She's the only person I would a… ▶222HumorLove
Joe DunthorneTo us and a wonderful evening of love making. ✨ Submarine. www.imdb.com. September 12, 2010.246Love
Joe DunthorneThe next thing Jordana says makes me realize that it's too late to save her. I've noticed that when you light a match, the flame is the same shape as a falling tear. She's been se… ▶257HumanityTime
Joe DunthorneIt is strange to hear your mother talk about being human because, honestly, it's too easy to forget. ✨ Joe Dunthorne (2011). Submarine, p.321, Penguin UK142HumanityTruth
Joe DunthorneI bought a packet of Trojan® Ultra Pleasure Extra Sensitive condoms: ‘No. 1 in AMERICA’. They smell nothing like a positive first sexual experience. ✨ Joe Dunthorne (2011). … ▶132Life
Joe DunthorneExercise II. Write a diary, imagining that you are trying to make an old person jealous. I have written an example to get you started: Dear Diary, I spent the morning admiring my … ▶189Life
Joe DunthorneMy mother tells me I do not chew my food enough; she says I am making it harder for my body to get the essential nutrients it needs. If she were here, I would remind her that I am… ▶178Thought
Joe DunthorneFor my last birthday, Dad bought me a pocket-sized Collins English Dictionary. It would only fit in a pocket that had been specially designed.179Life
