"Living in this place, being trapped here, is definitely a challenge." In dozens and possibly hundreds of little ways, like feeling so far removed from something that had defined you, or in having that thing suddenly different, unreliable. Their lives here could be so much worse, but Jane doesn't know how to put out the flame in herself that keeps her forever reaching back, reaching out, reaching anywhere else.
"I have these moments when I've hit the same wall so many times that I think maybe everyone else has the right idea, maybe I should get back down to earth more often and stop worrying about theories and data all the time. But I don't really know how to do that."
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Date: 2011-11-06 10:34 pm (UTC)"I have these moments when I've hit the same wall so many times that I think maybe everyone else has the right idea, maybe I should get back down to earth more often and stop worrying about theories and data all the time. But I don't really know how to do that."