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"I'm not the story you made of me. The more people I can persuade to hold that mantra, the more I'll have been of good use in my life. We dont have to accept the stories we inherit, the ones that tell us who we're supposed to be. We can stand up and say no at any point, even if we have been saying yes our entire life. It's never too late."

Super intrigued and scratching my death doula fascination itch

"the people closest to you may also resist your molting process, which adds immense social pressure to keep wearing the mask long after it has served its original purpose"

well… that was something

i friggin love birds

content is so important.
writing style is almost unbearable.
four stars for the guest essays - they were poignant and vulnerable and felt like reading my own life.

p110: i am a twin left behind in a womb too big for only me

incredibly poignant and spot on

i have extremely low hopes

i feel very weird

i am so in love with this trilogy. maybe my favorite since lonesome dove. goodness.

you think you can believe in heaven if you don’t believe in hell?

why do i keep trying with doyle? seriously... who uses the word “infinitesimal” five times in 100 pages? twice on one page! :|

but what are we permitted to choose in this life of ours?

are you someone i am looking for? he asked, not knowing whom he meant, but certain that for him there must be such a person, just as there was for everybody else.

“i remain strong in my right to be recognized, be it merely as existing.”