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“It's hard for me to fall asleep when I'm mad, because the anger swirls around my head and keeps me awake like a bad song that won't stop playing.”
― Blackbird Fly
― Blackbird Fly
“All my life I’ve had a body worth commenting on and if living in my skin has taught me anything it’s that if it’s not your body, it’s not yours to comment on.”
― Dumplin'
― Dumplin'
“I love rules and I love following them, unless that rule is stupid.”
― Scrappy Little Nobody
― Scrappy Little Nobody
“On the day we moved to America, it snowed in Chapel Spring, Louisiana, for the first time in twenty years. My mother said it was a sign that the seasons of our lives were changing. Even though I was only four years old, I can still remember how she hugged me close and said we had something wonderful to look forward to: a life as real Americans.”
― Blackbird Fly
― Blackbird Fly
“Spoiler alert: Love is worth everything. Everything.”
― Everything, Everything
― Everything, Everything
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