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“I'm not a junkie or something," I said defensively. "I'm taking some time off. This is my year of rest and relaxation.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“Can you find some peace today?”
― Shellen Lubin

“You have to extend effort to disengage
to tune out the world
to get lost be lost lose
yourself.

But it can be done,
in this fitting floundering
necessary time.”
― Shellen Lubin

“Take time off...

The world will not fall apart without you”
― Malebo Sephodi

“Relax, Recharge and Reflect. Sometimes it’s OK to do nothing.”
― Izey Victoria Odiase, 99 Quotes and Affirmations For Self-Love & Personal Development

“Rest is not a luxury; it is a necessity. Take the time off to replenish your energy and recharge your soul.
In the midst of life's chaos, find solace in the stillness of rest that is where true rejuvenation resides.”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“You need to take some time off and delve into the study of the topic you are interested in”
― Sunday Adelaja

“I think the worst sort of time travel is how the clock speeds up when I'm on my break.”
― Joyce Rachelle

“Did you take time off of work?"

"I quit," I lied. "I want to devote more time to my own interests.

"What interests? I didn't know you had interests." She sounded utterly betrayed.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“I'd rather eat shit than have to work for that cunt one more day," I told her.

"Didn't you say she was married to a prince or something?"

"Exactly," I answered. "But that was just a rumor anyway."

"So you're not sick?"

"I'm resting." I lay down on the sofa to demonstrate.

"That makes sense," Reva said, nodding compliantly, although I could tell she was suspicious. "Take some time off and think about your next move. Oprah says we women rush into decisions because we don't have faith that something better will ever come along. And that's how we get stuck in dissatisfying careers and marriages. Amen!"

"I'm not making a career move," I started to explain, but I went no further. "I'm taking some time off. I'm going to sleep for a year.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“We’ve often been taught that if we truly want to get somewhere in our lives, we have to work hard and stay focused on our goals. But what if the best way to get from Point A to Point B is to detour to rest stops much more frequently?”
― Thatcher Wine, The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better

“Time off, like a detour, revives the journey.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Rep By Rep