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Kai Wong of California and Heidi Reinke of Nebraska were the winners of paperback copies of "Bright Lines: A Life in Search of the Beautiful Ordinary."

Winners will receive their prizes in 4-6 weeks.

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	Elephant Girl: A Human Story 3.67 avg rating — 1,829 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Jane Devin (?)

“I think what hurts the most is that I just really want to belong. I want to stand inside the circle of other people and be noticed for the right things, but it seems like the wrong things are always bigger. And all the advie I've ever read --smile more, be yourself, dream big, stay positive--seems to have some darker side that's never mentioned.”
― Jane Devin, Elephant Girl: A Human Story

tags: attitude, belonging, hurt, pain

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“Positivity can be a negative," I tell her, "if it's used to diminish events that should be cause for concern. Saying 'bad things happen to good people' or "God doesn't give anyone more than they can handle', for instance, isn't necessarily helpful to the person to whom something bad happened--it is much more beneficial to those who wish to be dismissive- who don't really care to think about the why or how or who. And if we cease to see the real human part in events--if instead, we relegate human experiences to some sort of mystical concept like karma, destiny or everything happens for a reason, and consider more realistic views to be negative--then we diminish compassion and empathy, as well as the possibility of positive change.”
― Jane Devin, Elephant Girl: A Human Story

tags: change, compassion, empathy, negative, positive, realistic

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“Underneath my imagination there didn't seem to be anything solid except for the space where I shoved my pain and sadness. Besides that, there were only twisted steel threads of axiety, woven through my body and brain, wired into me like a constant warning. Watch out, stay still, move away, stay silent, fight back, run and hide. Even when I was dreaming, but more so when I was awake, there was the constant fear of being caught off-guard, or by the wrong person at the wrong time.”
― Jane Devin, Elephant Girl: A Human Story

tags: anxiety, sadness, self, self-awareness

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