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May 13, 2021 by Anne ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Putting our minds to something has never been the problem. The problem has been: Who decides whose mind is worthy?

—Amber Tamblyn, Era of Ignition

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November 30, 2020January 27, 2021 by Anne ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Happiness is harder to put into words. It’s also harder to source, much more mysterious than anger or sorrow, which come to me promptly, whenever I summon them, and remain long after I’ve begged them to leave.

—David Sedaris, Calypso

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August 19, 2020 by Anne ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

One of my teachers told me I was a nihilist. He meant it as an insult but I took it as a compliment.

—Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted

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July 9, 2020 by Anne ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.

—Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

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June 23, 2020January 27, 2021 by Anne ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Stop whining about getting old. It’s a privilege.

― Amy Poehler, Yes Please

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May 20, 2020 by Anne ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Crazy isn’t being broken or swallowing a dark secret. It’s you or me amplified. If you ever told a lie and enjoyed it. If you ever wished you could be a child forever.

—Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted

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