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Vincent van Gogh
“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.”
Vincent van Gogh

Roxane Gay
“It’s hard to be told to lighten up because if you lighten up any more, you’re going to float the fuck away.”
Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays

Cheryl Strayed
“The best thing you can possibly do with your life is to tackle the motherfucking shit out of it.”
Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Roxane Gay
“Books are often far more than just books.”
Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays

Ann Brashares
“Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.”
Ann Brashares, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

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