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I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
Marilyn Monroe

Pearl S. Buck
“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.”
Pearl S. Buck

“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”
Atwood H. Townsend

William W. Purkey
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
William W. Purkey

Kristen Tracy
“Really, I think my tippy state was a sign. I was supposed to see how much I was depending on Ben. I was supposed to realize that you can't depend on another person to provide your own balance.”
Kristen Tracy, Lost It

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