“I wonder if it's possible to have happiness without it being at someone else's expense.”
“I wonder if it's possible to start a new relationship without hurting someone else.”
“A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else.”
“I wonder if it's putting on someone else's skin for a while that she likes so much, or if it's the option of being able to send back a circumstance that just doesn't suit you.”
“I wonder if it's medically possible to be addicted to another human being.”
“It's been months since I last wrote. I've lived in a state of mental slumber, leading the life of someone else. I've felt, very often, a vicarious happiness. I haven't existed. I've been someone else. I've lived without thinking.”