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I’ve read endless cancer memoirs in the years following my diagnosis; some written from the warm shore of survival, others cut short by an end note from a bereaved relative. Some talk of healing and growth, others of grief and suffering,
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“Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.”
― Gather Together in My Name
― Gather Together in My Name
“Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch. ”
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“Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg before it is broken.”
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“It was like the way you wanted sunshine on Saturdays, or pancakes for breakfast. They just made you feel good.”
― Garden Spells
― Garden Spells
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
― Books and You
― Books and You
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