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“One time I saw a tiny Joshua tree sapling growing not too far from the old tree. I wanted to dig it up and replant it near our house. I told Mom that I would protect it from the wind and water it every day so that it could grow nice and tall and straight. Mom frowned at me. "You'd be destroying what makes it special," she said. "It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty.”
― The Glass Castle
― The Glass Castle
“Information coming directly from a politician or his team, without being vetted by reporters, is little more than propaganda.”
― Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
― Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
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“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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