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“The truth is, you like Julian because he enables this perception you have of yourself as a detached person. Plenty of people are willing to offer you intimacy. That terrifies you. You prefer feeling like no one will ever love you.”
― Exciting Times
― Exciting Times
“Avoidance is a simple way of coping by not having to cope.”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
“Now that I’m free to be myself, who am I?”
― Blue Iris: Poems and Essays
― Blue Iris: Poems and Essays
“The right way to talk to strangers is with caution and humility.”
― Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
― Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
“You keep describing yourself as this uniquely damaged person, when a lot of it is completely normal. I think you want to feel special - which is fair, who doesn’t - but you won’t allow yourself to feel special in a good way, so you tell yourself you’re especially bad”
― Exciting Times
― Exciting Times
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