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We hear mention of a person, place, or thing that is associated with an unresolved issue or a past trauma and we immediately feel ourselves seize up with sadness, anger, fear, or shame.
“Nothing extraordinary is ever done out of reason or logic, but because it’s the only way for your soul to breathe.”
― The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
― The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
“The Avengers you assemble don't have to be golden by the standards of the industry you are breaking into. They just need to have the same work ethic as you, and believe in effective communication and positive affirmation.”
― You Got Anything Stronger?
― You Got Anything Stronger?
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
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“Freedom should be freeing, but that doesn't mean it can't be heartbreaking.”
― The First to Die at the End
― The First to Die at the End
“I would propose that to worry people are desensitized is to assume the jurors, and most people, were ever sensitive to Black pain to begin with.”
― You Got Anything Stronger?
― You Got Anything Stronger?
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