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“It’s strange how you give the people you love so much power over you.”
― Educated
― Educated
“The thing about having a mental breakdown is that no matter how obvious it is that you're having one, it is somehow not obvious to you. I'm fine, you think. So what if I watched TV for twenty-four straight hours yesterday. I'm not falling apart. I'm just lazy. Why it's better to think yourself lazy than think yourself in distress, I'm not sure. But it was better. More than better: it was vital.”
― Educated
― Educated
“Violence was just another function of the body, no less unusual than sweating or vomiting. It sat on the same shelf as sexual intercourse. The two got mixed up quite often, it seemed. For”
― Eileen
― Eileen
“I'll lend you my confidence boosting CD set," she would say if I alluded to any concern or worry . . .
Every few weeks, she had a whole new paradigm for living, and I had to hear about it. "Get good at knowing when you're tired," she'd advised me once. "Too many women wear themselves thin these days." A lifestyle tip from Get the Most Out of Your Day, Ladies included the suggestion to preplan your outfits for the workweek on Sunday evenings.
"That way you won't be second-guessing yourself in the morning."
I really hated when she talked like that.”
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Every few weeks, she had a whole new paradigm for living, and I had to hear about it. "Get good at knowing when you're tired," she'd advised me once. "Too many women wear themselves thin these days." A lifestyle tip from Get the Most Out of Your Day, Ladies included the suggestion to preplan your outfits for the workweek on Sunday evenings.
"That way you won't be second-guessing yourself in the morning."
I really hated when she talked like that.”
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
“We are all of us more complicated than the roles we are assigned in the stories other people tell”
― Educated
― Educated
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