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"Letting go. Everyone talks about it like it's the easiest thing. Unfurl your fingers one by one until your hand is open. But my hand has been clenched into a fist for three years now, it's frozen shut."
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"Accept yourself irrespective of your imperfection and express your skills."
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"Those who seek to listen to their own inner voice forget to listen to the judgment of others."
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"Lara Jean, why do you have to remember every little thing? It's not healthy."
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"I wash myself clean of guilt, of pain, of fear, of emotion. I am the ocean. I am empty. I am nothing."
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"It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself."
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"Honesty can force any dysfunction in your life to the surface. Are you in an abusive relationship? A refusal to lie to others " How did you get that bruise? " would oblige you to come to grips with this situation very quickly. Do you have a problem with drugs or alcohol? Lying is the lifeblood of addiction. If we have no recourse to lies, our lives can unravel only so far without others noticing.Telling the truth can also reveal ways in which we want to grow but haven't."
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"...It's just nice to see you out from his shadow. Because things don't grow in the shadows, you know? So it was frustrating to see you standing there...and really cool to see you step out of it. I don't know who this new guy is, but make sure when you're with him, you're not standing in his shadow. Stand where everyone can see you."
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"Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention."
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"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."
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"Love yourself enough to open your eyes, and open your eyes enough to love yourself."
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"You can't undo loss. You can't unmake a mistake. (What The Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth?)"
Life

"Forward momentum. That's my new motto. No regrets. And no going back."
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"Sleepovers and dance parties and those talks we would have until three in the morning that would make us feel lousy the next day because we'd slept like hell but also feel good because the talks were like blood transfusions, moments of realness and hope that were pinpricks of light in the dark fabric of small-town life."
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"Sometimes we meet people and are so symbiotic with them, it's as if we are one person, with one mind, one destiny."
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"Pictures can be pretty deceptive."
Psychology

"It's just one day, one twenty-four-hour period to get yourself through."
Life

"My parents always seemed less like lovebirds than like amiable business partners, for whom I'm the sole product."
Family

"I run my finger along the crease of the envelope, feel the weight of history inside. Wherever I'm going next, these are coming with me."
History

"Sometimes you make choices in life, and sometimes choices make you."
Life

"My anger feels hot and bilious but I keep it bottled until it doubles back and I'm mad at myself."
Psychology
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