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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“Sure, sex is fun, but have you ever had a favorite contestant on Top Chef?”
― 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.
“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
“If you want to change things, you have to change things.”
― 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
“I approach most endeavors with zero expectations, which is a skill I have honed after forty years of fairly regular disappointment.”
― Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
― Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
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