Amanda Deastri
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“How I wish I could hug everyone and tell them that it's okay. It's okay to be scared and angry and hurt and selfish. It's part of being human,”
― PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
― PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
“Nothing in my life has ever made me want to commit suicide more than people's reaction to my trying to commit suicide.”
― The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
― The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls
“Every single person has at least one secret that would break your heart. If we could just remember this, I think there would be a lot more compassion and tolerance in the world.”
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“Dear soulmate,
I don't know who you are, where you live, or what you look like. But I pray for you every nite and I ask God to point you in my direction.”
― The Secret Lives of Men and Women
I don't know who you are, where you live, or what you look like. But I pray for you every nite and I ask God to point you in my direction.”
― The Secret Lives of Men and Women
“Sometimes I think we keep secrets for the wrong reasons. If we could instead find that right person to talk to we might find that talking about an embarrassing story or admitting our frailty might lead to a more authentic relationship with others or ourselves.”
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