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“It reminded me that when we know about suffering when we are proximal to it, we are capable of extraordinary generosity. We can do and be so much for each other—but only when we see one another in our fully humanity, not as statistics or problems, but as people who deserve to be alive in the world.” -Pg. 176
— Aug 17, 2026 08:22PM
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Amanda
is on page 127 of 198
Forgot to mention this quote before: “Framing illness as even involving morality seems to me a mistake, because of course cancer does not give a shit whether you are a good person. Biology has no moral compass. It does not punish and reward the good. It doesn’t even know about evil and good.”
Stigma is a way of saying, “You deserved this to happen,” ~Pg. 86. Such an eye opening statement.
— Aug 13, 2026 01:55PM
Stigma is a way of saying, “You deserved this to happen,” ~Pg. 86. Such an eye opening statement.