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“When it came time for Siegle to name this phenomenon—the dissociated state that means you don’t always have emotions that are totally appropriate for a situation—he called it Blunted and Discordant Affect Sensitivity Syndrome. The acronym for this? BADASS”
― Stephanie Foo, What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

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“It’s because you know that more is possible that you’ll always see the pointlessness in following a stupid rule or clocking in and out of a boring class. Most people can’t see that distinction, so they just do as they’re told. Of course, this makes them bored and irritated, but they think that’s the human condition. You and I are lucky enough to see that it doesn’t have to be that way.”
― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful

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“For there are two kinds of forgiveness in the world: the one you practice because everything really is all right, and what went before is mended. The other kind of forgiveness you practice because someone needs desperately to be forgiven, or because you need just as badly to forgive them, for a heart can grab hold of old wounds and go sour as milk over them.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There

tags: dichotomy, forgiveness, healing, heartbreak, love, self-esteem, sincerity

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“She was stitching her life and heart together, and she wanted to keep it all before her: a beautiful whole.”
― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful

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“May you recognize in your life the presence, power, and light of your soul. May you realize that you are never alone, that your soul in its brightness and belonging connects you intimately with the rhythm of the universe. May you have respect for your individuality and difference. May you realize that the shape of your soul is unique, that you have a special destiny here, that behind the façade of your life there is something beautiful and eternal happening. May you learn to see your self with the same delight, pride, and expectation with which God sees you in every moment.”
― Ian Morgan Cron, The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

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Ask Megan Abbott & Michael Koryta - Thursday, September 12th! — 100 members — last activity Sep 11, 2014 11:46AM
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Laini Taylor Official Fan Group — 1295 members — last activity Jul 08, 2018 07:25AM
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CARRY ON is available as a paperback on 5/9! Order your copy today!

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