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“He has no concept of loss. I feel like the world is divided into two types of people: people who know loss and people who don’t. And whenever I encounter someone who doesn’t, I disregard them”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I’m aware enough to know how fucking annoying and whiny this all sounds. Millions of people dream of being famous, and here I am with fame and hating it. I somehow feel entitled to my hatred since I was not the one who dreamed of being famous. Mom was. Mom pushed this on me. I’m allowed to hate someone else’s dream, even if it’s my reality.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I'm becoming an angry person with no tolerance for anyone. I'm aware of this shift and yet have no desire to change it. If anything, I want it. It's armor. It's easier to be angry than to feel to pain underneath it.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“Men, they’ll hurt you without ever really knowing you,” she often told me. “But women… women will know you deeply, intimately, and then hurt you. You tell me which is worse.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I'm so unimpressed by people. Even irritated by them. At times even disgusted by them.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
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