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I don’t give in to emotions. I have fears, I feel anxiety, I make the effort to move the pieces of real life around in a way that helps me survive.
“You can’t will it away, that feeling of being broken open in front of other people. Even when you live your life in fear of it, you’re never quite prepared for the fingers clawing their way under your skin.”
― The Real Deal
― The Real Deal
“It was a happy day, and there was a lot to be said for short bursts of happiness. That happiness needed to be stored up to see them through the bad.”
― Her Little Flowers
― Her Little Flowers
“But the anger is a raft. I know that if I let go of it then I’ll have to contend with the uncomfortable truth that maybe I’m just made of different stuff from the rest of them. Softer, smaller, more vulnerable stuff. The kind of stuff that bruises like peaches and sinks in storms.”
― The Real Deal
― The Real Deal
“It’s just kid stuff,’ he says. ‘Getting knocked down, getting your ego bruised. Being embarrassed or unsure of yourself. I think you forget that sometimes. Some pain is normal.”
― The Real Deal
― The Real Deal
“The secret, my love, is lemon zest.”
― The Death of Bees
― The Death of Bees
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