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“Because that was a parents job: To provide shoulders shoulders for your children to sit on when they're little so they can see the world, then stand on when they get older, so they can reach for the clouds and sometimes lean against whenever they stumble, and feel unsure.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans.”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

“When you learn to separate yourself from thoughts as they come into your head, they have less power. You realise instead of them being all-encompassing terrors that you need to give all your mental energy to, they are really just an idea your brain decided you should consider. Therefore you can just not consider it, and your mind can be at peace.”
― Daniel Howell, You Will Get Through This Night: The New York Times Bestselling Guide to Mental Health, Hope, and Learning to Thrive

“This story is about a lot of things, but mostly about idiots.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People