Rachel
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“I just can’t believe you’re going to leave me,” I said. “After everything.” James wrapped his arms around me and held on tightly, there, in the middle of his stepfather’s field. “I don’t want to leave you either,” he said, starting to cry.
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“Hello, 911? I am the first person at this party.”
― Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
― Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
“Showing up at a restaurant and hoping for the best is a young person’s game.”
― Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
― Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
“I do so much shit I don't want anyone to see or know about. That I never want to have to explain to another human being. And I want to keep doing that.”
― We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.
― We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.
“When I look back at the biggest shifts in my life, doubt was always there. Think about the times when there was a big shift in your life. I’m going to guess you felt the same. Uncertainty, I’ve come to learn, has to exist to give you room to shift. To make room for opportunity to walk in the door.”
― Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
― Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
“Knowing what’s next keeps you knowing only what you know. Embracing uncertainty empowers you to take risks. The beauty of uncertainty, I’ve found, is infinite possibility.”
― Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
― Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
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