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I do remember the time I was so genuinely overwhelmed at life. That was when I encountered this beautiful story with plots I never knew could exist. Discovering this was like having a-whole-new-world experience. It's distinct from every story I've re
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“Don't punish yourselves for people's ignorant reactions to what we all are. Don't let ignorance win. Let love.”
― Annie on My Mind
― Annie on My Mind
“They got it wrong when they called it “the closet." This was a prison. Solitary confinement. I was locked inside, inside myself, dark and afraid and alone. (Chapter. 23)”
― Keeping You a Secret
― Keeping You a Secret
“Yet, when we talked, when we were together, she seemed so familiar. Seemed to know who I was, where I was coming from. She knew me better than I knew myself, I think. She was easy to be with. And I wanted to be with her, like all the time.”
― Keeping You a Secret
― Keeping You a Secret
“I’m sick. I can’t just ‘recover and move on.’” “If you believe that, you won’t.” “Like most people who’ve never experienced it, your view of depression is optimistically misguided.”
― Where the Forest Meets the Stars
― Where the Forest Meets the Stars
“The best thing about coming out is, it's totally liberating. You feel like you've made this incredible discovery about yourself and you want to share it and be open and honest and not spend all your time wondering how is this person going to react, or should I be careful around this person, or what will the neighbors say? And it's more. It's about getting past the question of what's wrong with me, to knowing there's nothing wrong, that you were born this way. You're a normal person and a beautiful person and you should be proud of who you are. You deserve to live with dignity and show people your pride.”
― Keeping You a Secret
― Keeping You a Secret
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Jo’s 2025 Year in Books
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