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“I guess that's the thing: I've spent my whole life longing to be seen, but I've also come to realize that when people look too closely, they inevitably notice the ugly parts too, like how the tiny cracks on a polished vase only become visible under scrutiny.”
― Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

“The tragedy of life is not death but what we let die inside of us while we live.”
― Norman Cousins

“I realized that I’ve been surrounded by so many happy people, yet I have never felt so alone in my life.”
― Lauren Asher, The Fine Print

“Blink and you’re twenty-eight, and everyone else is now a mile down the road, and you’re still trying to find it, and the irony is hardly lost on you that in wanting to live, to learn, to find yourself, you’ve gotten lost.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue