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“Bullies want to tear you down so you feel just as bad as they do on the inside,” Faith said. “The ultimate failure to them is watching you thrive. Watching you live your life the way you want to, regardless of the bullying, regardless of
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“I live in two worlds. One is a world of books. I’ve been a resident of Faulkner’s Yoknapatowpha County, hunted the white whale aboard the Pequod, fought alongside Napoleon, sailed a raft with Huck and Jim, committed absurdities with Ignatius J. Reilly, rode a sad train with Anna Karenina, and strolled down Swann’s Way.”
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“My mother tells me all the time that if you don't trouble trouble, then trouble won't trouble you.”
― The Jumbies
― The Jumbies
“Life is brutal, but it’s also beautiful. Life is Brutiful.”
― Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed
― Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed
“Life is a hell of a thing
to happen to a person.”
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to happen to a person.”
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“I was constantly torn between my desperate need to achieve my “gifted child” potential and my personal shame over the fact I couldn’t make my bed, do my washing, or take care of my finances. When you stack years of feeling like a failure on top of each other, you get a person with rock-bottom self-esteem.”
― Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help
― Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help
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