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“You're going to come across a lot of shitty band, and a lot of shitty people. And if anyone of those people call you names beacause of what you look like or they don't accept you for who you are, I want you to look right at that motherf*****, stick up your middle finger, and scream F*** YOU!”
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“None. I think we should send a country some cupcakes. You think some cupcakes would cheer up North Korea? Kill 'em with deliciousness.”
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“You've got to figure out a way to live with your grief. Find times to put it on a shelf and times to take it off and when it sneaks up on you, as it's prone to do, recognize it, acknowledge it, even give it a little hug like an old friend, then take a big deep breath and keep walking. You can't avoid it.”
― The Meaning of Birds
― The Meaning of Birds

“One deep breath. A choked breath. A breath that stops and locks at the concrete block of my chest and heart.”
― The Meaning of Birds
― The Meaning of Birds

“Hope seemed like the kind of thing that would widen the cracks inside of me and let in way too much light.”
― The Meaning of Birds
― The Meaning of Birds

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