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“Then, one day, it clicks. The pain you had turns into peace as you accept that everything had to happen exactly as it did for you to be exactly who you are now. You hold no blame, bitterness, or resentment toward the experience, person, or yourself. Instead, you see it as the catalyst that led to your change and development. The very storm that shook so much in you also worked to clear your path.”
― Morgan Richard Olivier, The Tears That Taught Me

“It took me a long time to understand, accept, and become the person that I am. Please know that I truly do not care if you don’t like the woman who stands before you. I unapologetically and wholeheartedly love her.”
― Morgan Richard Olivier, The Tears That Taught Me

“When people reveal themselves,
believe them.
Stop painting prettier pictures
with the red flags you see.”
― Morgan Richard Olivier, The Tears That Taught Me

“Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to give this book to my mother. To present it to her as a precious gift over a meal that I've cooked for her. To say: Here is everything that keeps us from really talking. Here is my heart. Here are my words. I wrote this for you.”
― Michele Filgate, What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence