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The Frozen River

by Ariel Lawhon (Goodreads Author)

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Chandelier Sin (Chandelier Sessions #2)

by Vanessa Fewings (Goodreads Author)

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Beautiful Ugly

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Warriors: We all are warriors fighting our own battles by Gurpreet Kaur

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It is okay to not be okay, to not be fine until and unless you are trying your best to be okay.

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I've read this book too. It was indeed a very insightful book, I ended up highlighting almost half of the book. The author's second book is even better.
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Jessica’s Quotes

“You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've, would've happened... or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the fuck on.”
― Tupac Shakur

tags: moving-on

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“I feel bare. I didn't realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really am.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

tags: armor, secrets

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“Amy adored both the new look and the new person it allowed her to be. Following the photo shoot, she wore her bruises to the dry cleaner and the grocery store. Most people nervously looked away, but on the rare occasions someone would ask what happened, my sister would smile as brightly as possible, saying, 'I'm in love. Can you believe it? I'm finally, totally in love, and I feel great.”
― David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day

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“Certain motherfuckers think they can fuck with my shit, but you can't kill the Rooster. You might can fuck him up some times, but, bitch, nobody kills the motherfucking Rooster. You know what I'm saying?”
― David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day

tags: family, perseverance, rooster, self-preservation

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“When shit brings you down, just say 'fuck it', and eat yourself some motherfucking candy.”
― David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day

tags: cursing, expletives, the-rooster

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