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Selfish

by KuTura B.

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Sorry I Haven't Texted You Back

by Alicia Cook (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: mental-health, poetry, currently-reading

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The Collected Poems of Audre Lorde

by Audre Lorde

bookshelves: feminist, lgbtq, memoirs-autobiography-biography, poetry, racism, social-justice, currently-reading

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Amie’s Quotes

“I’ll wait until your mouth is full of food before I ask you a question. That’s just the kind of gentleman I am.”
― Jarod Kintz, 99 Cents For Some Nonsense

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“I’d rather fake my own fog, than fake a steamy love scene. Can I interest you in some mist? It’s homemade.”
― Jarod Kintz, This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks

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“I wish my stove came with a Save As button like Word has. That way I could experiment with my cooking and not fear ruining my dinner.”
― Jarod Kintz, Who Moved My Choose?: An Amazing Way to Deal With Change by Deciding to Let Indecision Into Your Life

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“I'd rather be completely alone than with a bunch of people aren't real.”
― Sarah Ockler, Fixing Delilah

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“You don't write because someone sets assignments! You write because you need to write, or because you hope someone will listen or because writing will mend something broken inside you or bring something back to life.”
― Joanne Harris, Blackberry Wine

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