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‘A sweet, delightful feeling blooms in my chest. It’s bright and yellow like the sun and feels a lot like hope. After everything I said, Angela still wants to be with me and dream with me. If that’s not forgiveness, I don’t know what is.’

‘I’ve been so fixated on the characters living inside my head and the validation they bring me that I’ve been neglecting the people around me. It’s humbling…to realise just how flawed you are.’

I could relate how Lynda truly said how she was feeling and with everything being factual. I do think she could’ve handled herself better though. I also agree that Josie should’ve spoken up way sooner. I also think Lynda would’ve benefited from having more communication with her father.

I do understand where Lynda is coming from. I do think her aunt could’ve been more considerate and understanding of where she was coming from. I understand she was supporting Josie too, but I could tell Lynda felt misunderstood.

“No one likes a quitter. Giving up on your dream is like giving up on yourself, and if you’re the only one who ever believed in yourself and your dreams, where does that leave you? With nothing.”

‘Anger can be destructive and productive…I continue to rely on myself. That’s how it’s been and how it always will be. I don’t know why I ever thought otherwise.

It’s like he didn’t even want a daughter…even though he’s had so many years to try with me. Not like I need him anyway.’

‘…the solution to her struggles isn’t to give up. She’s come too far quit…Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.’

‘Where there’s creativity, there’s possibility..’

‘Nothing worth having comes easy. If you want something, you have to fight for it, or else you’re nothing but a dreamer.’

“No sixteen-year old should have to emotionally support their parent.”