“Because to me, wanting has always been indistinguishable from pain.”
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
“This would be an absolutely incredible, life-changing thing if it happened to me. But for you? It's just another accomplishment, isn't it?”
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
“I will meet you again in every lifetime there is.”
― A Song to Drown Rivers
― A Song to Drown Rivers
“How many women throughout history were blamed for the weaknesses of men? We made such convenient scapegoats. We were raised to be small, to be silent, to take whatever we were given and no more.”
― A Song to Drown Rivers
― A Song to Drown Rivers
“Success is only meant to be rented out, borrowed in small doses at a time, never to be owned completely, no matter what price you’re willing to pay.”
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
― I Am Not Jessica Chen
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