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Monica

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The Things Gods Break (The Crucible, #2)

by Abigail Owen (Goodreads Author)

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Honor by Thrity Umrigar

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It’s in discomfort that growth happens.”

The Five People You Meet in Heaven (The Five People You Meet in Heaven, #1)

by Mitch Albom

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Monica’s Quotes

“Like most fedora wearers, he had a lot of inexplicable confidence.”
― Aziz Ansari, Modern Romance

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“Your hope lies in accepting your life as it now lies before you: forever changed. If you can do that, the peace you seek will follow”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

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“No one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful.”
― They Might Be Giants

tags: humor, pessimistic, they-might-be-giants, tmbw

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“When I left SNL, I gave Seth a badge of courage, like Dorothy give to the Cowardly Lion...He kept it in his pocket during "Update" until he didn't need it anymore. Now it sits in a box on his desk at Late Night.”
― Amy Poehler, Yes Please

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“He took his pain and turned it into something beautiful. Into something that people connect to. And that's what good music does. It speaks to you. It changes you.”
― Hannah Harrington, Saving June

tags: art, music, pain, power-of-music

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