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Fierce
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=Fierce-frightened,= Escape-from-bondage says to her.
“‘What?’
“=A name for you. My name for you, in my thoughts.=
“‘I have never had a name. Even the crazy old woman never gave me a name. She didn’t have any names to spare, I guess.’
“=She didn’t need to name you. You were the only one she had. But I know many. And I call you who you seem to me, fierce and frightened.=
“‘Is that who I am?’
“=I don’t know who you are. Only who you seem to me.=
“The difference makes her head start to ache.
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― Black Wine
― Black Wine
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When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by what has already been said and done. All your hope in life starts to depend on your craft, so you try to perfect it. One reason I stay isolated more than the average person is to keep my creativity as fierce as possible. Being the odd one out may have its temporary disadvantages, but more importantly, it has its permanent advantages.
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― Killosophy
― Killosophy
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