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“I'm the same as you. The only difference is, I don't lie about what I am. So kill me, but don't call me a murderer while you stand there telling each other that your shit don't stink.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

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“A posted quote is nothing more than a window into a person's soul.”
― Shannon L. Alder, The Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Bible: Spiritual Recovery from Narcissistic and Emotional Abuse

tags: dislikes, dreams, hopes, likes, pain, personality, social-media, sorrow

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“Leaving my father behind—with all of his baggage—was like giving up an old teddy bear. You know it’s just an object, incapable of comforting you with its tattered fur and missing button eye, but it’s something you cling to, even though you know it can’t give anything back.”
― Samantha Hart, Blind Pony: As True A Story As I Can Tell

tags: life-lessons, love, memoir, young

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“It’s strange how you give the people you love so much power over you.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

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“Furthermore, the controlling caregiver possesses poor boundaries, if they have any at all. These poor boundaries set the child up for numerous failures in adult life. The controlled child is like a chess piece or toy soldier who is constantly moved around, picked up, put down, ordered to do this, ordered not to do that, commanded to feel this, and commanded not to feel that.”
― Darius Cikanavicius, Human Development and Trauma: How Childhood Shapes Us into Who We Are as Adults

tags: childhood, childhood-abuse, childhood-trauma, children, crying, development, dysfunctional-family, psychology

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I realized how often I fill in 'recommended by' with "Powell's sale table," "Powell's employee pick," "Powell's reading schedule". Though I am sadly f ...more

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People who like to read books* in Portland, OR and surrounding areas. * = books that are vegan, yes?

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Atrocious Reviews — 65 members — last activity May 05, 2020 01:54AM
Back to book reviewing. This years I've read a bag load of cool books and cannot wait to share with the rest of the world of Goodreads. ...more

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