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I Feel Bad About My Neck

by Nora Ephron

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The Lying Game by Ruth Ware

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There’s nothing like being in the wrong to make you fight back.

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Mell’s Quotes

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
― Mark Twain

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

tags: actions, disappointed, disappointment, dream, dreams, explore, misattributed-mark-twain, sail

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

tags: humor, life

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