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But maybe this isn’t how life works. Maybe it’s all about people coming into your life for a little while and you take what they give you and use it on your next friendship or relationship. And if you’re lucky, maybe some people pop back in
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“I’m tired of people approaching me like they own me. Like I owe them something. I didn’t choose this life. Mom did.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I start shrinking by the week as Mom and I team up to count our calories every night and plan our meals for the next day. We’re keeping me on a one-thousand-calorie diet, but I have the smart idea that if I only eat half my food, I’ll only be receiving half the calories, which means that I will be shrinking twice as fast.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“A man lost in the desert must take such water as he is offered, no matter who it comes from.”
― Before They Are Hanged
― Before They Are Hanged
“Maybe people go to church because they want things from God. And they keep going while they’re wishing and yearning and longing for those things. But then maybe once they get those things, they realize they don’t need church anymore.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“Through writing, I feel power for maybe the first time in my life. I don’t have to say somebody else’s words. I can write my own. I can be myself for once. I like the privacy of it. Nobody’s watching. Nobody’s judging. Nobody’s weighing in. No casting directors or agents or managers or directors or Mom. Just me and the page. Writing is the opposite of performing to me. Performing feels inherently fake. Writing feels inherently real.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
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