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"I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive."
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"I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day, until I look in the mirror-and then I'm stunned."

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"It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself."

"The panic attacks - I still have them. They started when I was around 8. They always have to do with my death."
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