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Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas

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Lying to yourself never moves you forward.

From the Author's thank you note. Self acceptance, is one of the obstacles that Ryen faces thriughout the novel. This advice from the author, further speaks to the readers as a comfort.

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“I liked my books and clouds and sunsets.”
― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

tags: miscellaneous

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“Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the things you want to see.”
― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

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“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

tags: depression, pain

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“We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

tags: humility, pain

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