"It's a wild thing, that people have the ability to help each other by just relating to one another"
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The word “wild” matters. It’s not “nice” or “important.” It’s uncanny, like discovering we’ve been walking around with an invisible tool in our pocket. Lyonne’s career and public persona give that wonder some bite: she’s associated with characters who survive by being brutally honest, messy, and funny, and with stories where recovery isn’t a lone-wolf glow-up but a contact sport. In that context, “relating” becomes a form of mutual aid - less inspirational slogan, more practical method for getting through the day.
The subtext is also a quiet critique of the culture’s default settings. We’re trained to treat pain as private property and to outsource coping to institutions, influencers, or neatly branded “self-care.” Lyonne points to a cheaper, more radical alternative: the moment someone says, in effect, “Me too,” and the shame drains out of the room. It’s a line that flatters no one, sells nothing, and still lands because it identifies a real mechanism of relief: being seen without being fixed.
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| Topic | Kindness |
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| Source | Help us find the source |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Lyonne, Natasha. (2026, January 25). It's a wild thing, that people have the ability to help each other by just relating to one another. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-wild-thing-that-people-have-the-ability-to-184343/
Chicago Style
Lyonne, Natasha. "It's a wild thing, that people have the ability to help each other by just relating to one another." FixQuotes. January 25, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-wild-thing-that-people-have-the-ability-to-184343/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"It's a wild thing, that people have the ability to help each other by just relating to one another." FixQuotes, 25 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-wild-thing-that-people-have-the-ability-to-184343/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








