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“When you write something, you focus your full attention on it. It’s almost impossible to write one thing while thinking about another. The act of putting it on paper keeps your thoughts and intentions aligned.”
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“Sometimes there is such beauty in awkwardness. There's love and emotion trying to express itself, but at the time, it just ends up being awkward.”
― Between Shades of Gray
― Between Shades of Gray
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“I saw the world I had walked since my birth and I understood how fragile it was, that the reality was a thin layer of icing on a great dark birthday cake writhing with grubs and nightmares and hunger.”
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“I pray to the God within me that He will give me the strength to ask Him the right questions.”
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“It's better to face madness with a plan than to sit still and let it take you in pieces.”
― Bird Box
― Bird Box
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