“When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.”
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“Yesterday, I cried.
I came home, went straight to my room,
sat on the edge of my bed,
kicked off my shoes, unhooked my bra,
and I had myself a good cry.”
― Yesterday, I Cried
I came home, went straight to my room,
sat on the edge of my bed,
kicked off my shoes, unhooked my bra,
and I had myself a good cry.”
― Yesterday, I Cried
“I often carry things to read
so that I will not have to look at
the people.”
― The Last Night of the Earth Poems
so that I will not have to look at
the people.”
― The Last Night of the Earth Poems
“I felt like crying but nothing came out. it was just a sort of sad sickness, sick sad, when you can't feel any worse. I think you know it. I think everybody knows it now and then. but I think I have known it pretty often, too often.”
― Tales of Ordinary Madness
― Tales of Ordinary Madness
“I stopped looking for a Dream Girl, I just wanted one that wasn't a nightmare.”
― The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship
― The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship
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