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The Stand

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 09, 2026 02:24AM

“What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.”
― Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook

tags: inspirational

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“You're ten years old now, you have to take a shower every day...I don't give a shit if you hate it. People hate smelly fuckers. I will not have a smelly fucker for a son.”
― Justin Halpern, Sh*t My Dad Says

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“Become your own soulmate. Then you'll always have someone watching your back, and you'll always have someone who loves you.”
― Rebecca O'Donnell, Freak: The True Story of an Insecurity Addict

tags: abuse, hope, incest, insecurity, memoir

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“The trouble with people is they don't understand people.”
― David Goodis

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“Whenever Insecurity whispers In your ear, telling you how much you suck, tell it to shut the hell up. Then keep going forward anyway.”
― Rebecca O'Donnell, Freak: The True Story of an Insecurity Addict

tags: insecurity, self-hate

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