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"IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding."
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"All children should be taught to unconditionally accept, approve, admire, appreciate, forgive, trust, and ultimately, love their own person."
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"We all want everything to be okay. We don't even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough."
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"A sober friend from Texas said once that the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you. I hate this insight so much."
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"I've always wanted the happy ending, but now I'll just settle for the ending."
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"And as a sign that everything was now all right in the world, she opened her mouth a fraction, and after arranging her sticky lips better around her old teeth, smacked them and settled down into a state of blissful rest. Levin watched these last movements of hers closely. 'I'm just the same!' he said to himself; 'Just the same! Never mind... All is well."
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"What if each time you experienced an emotion, you acknowledged it, accepted it, and became curious about its message for you (instead of trying to make it go away or make it last longer)? Imagine how this could change your life. Imagine how heard, loved, and honoured you would feel if you really listened to yourself."
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"She is so secure in her beautifully imperfect self that she would welcome you with open arms, no judgment, and complete acceptance."
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"We tend to get irritated when we see somebody doing something that is unusual and unfamiliar to our thinking."
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"I wasn't disappointed. My expectations had been met."
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"I don't think it's a question of liking or disliking it," Tengo said..."It was the one thing he was best at." "Hmm. I see," Kumi said. She pondered this. "But that might very well be the best way to live your life."
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"I picked up one of the books and flipped through it. Don't get me wrong, I like reading. But some books should come with warning labels: Caution: contains characters and plots guaranteed to induce sleepiness. Do not attempt to operate heavy machinery after ingesting more than one chapter. Has been known to cause blindness, seizures and a terminal loathing of literature. Should only be taken under the supervision of a highly trained English teacher. Preferably one who grades on the curve."
Satire
"My only choice was to fight my way out, even if I didn't think I would make it."
Survival
"I'd given him bits and pieces of my peculiar life, but colored softer and funnier than they had been. I'd painted my dad as Don Quixote in a semi, on a quest for philosophical truths and the best cup of coffee in the nation."
Nostalgia
"Why not spend that time on art: painting, sculpting, charcoal, pastel, oils? Are words or numbers more important than images? Who decides this? Does algebra move you to tears? Can plural possessives express the feelings in your heart? If you don't learn art now, you will never learn to breathe!"
Art
"Revision means throwing out the boring crap and making what's left sound natural."
Creativity
"I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice if I just stopped talking."
Isolation
"Yes it is, because you can only be brave if you're scared."
Motivation
"The night sky stretched on forever above me, the stars flung like glass beads and pearls on a black velvet cloak."
Nature
"I could never hate you, even if I wanted to."
Forgiveness
"I had let down my shields, that was the problem. The crazy inside Dad had infected me, weakened me so that when Finn smiled, I'd been vulnerable. I'd dropped my shields and let myself pretend that somebody like Finn would want to be with somebody like me."
Life
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