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"Insightful chapter on comparison including the distinction between jealousy and envy which I was aware of but learned that unhealthy comparison says “be like everyone else but better.” Resentment as more about envy than anger “what am I denying myself that I envy you for allowing yourself?” Freudenfreude as empathetic joy" — Jan 21, 2026 06:09AM
"Insightful chapter on comparison including the distinction between jealousy and envy which I was aware of but learned that unhealthy comparison says “be like everyone else but better.” Resentment as more about envy than anger “what am I denying myself that I envy you for allowing yourself?” Freudenfreude as empathetic joy" — Jan 21, 2026 06:09AM
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
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“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”
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“When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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