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“I wanted to ventilate my deep feelings about song lyrics and dark poets. I wanted to take my socks off and dance in the forest. I wanted to drink wine until my lips went numb so kisses would feel deeper. I wanted to do everything dreamers do.”
― Separate Things: A Memoir
― Separate Things: A Memoir
“That feeling will come again—that feeling of not being enough for you. And I’ll sweep it up in me and then let it sweep out. I’ll try not to own it. I’ll not bear its heaviness.”
― Separate Things: A Memoir
― Separate Things: A Memoir
“I walk past these white walls back to my room. The windows down the hallway shine their light and make rectangles on the floor. They angle themselves to the sun, so we never lose track of where the light comes in.”
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“Some thoughts are too worthy for words. They’re too pretty, or too heavy, or too light.”
― Separate Things: A Memoir
― Separate Things: A Memoir
“This isn’t a story about survival because a lot of my pieces have already been lost. Some rebirth has occurred, so I cannot say I’ve survived when I’m not the same person who started this journey.”
― Separate Things: A Memoir
― Separate Things: A Memoir
Serious Mental Illness
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Our focus is on books that help people understand mental illnesses and the system of care; knowledgeably engage in their own treatment or that of a fr ...more
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This is a community space for anyone affected by mental health issues. Open globally, for people with any type of mental illness & accepted without ju ...more
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Book Nook Cafe is the place to be if you love to discuss books. We also chat about films, TV, music, health, theater, and more. Participation is en ...more
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Well, it seems there is a group for everything else out there, but not one specifically for promoting books. There are places within groups to do it, ...more
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