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“Now you listen and you listen good." [Mama's] voice is so quiet it scares me. "Nobody's going toletus be anything. We have just as much right to this world as they have, and we are not going to wait around for them to give us permission.”
― Lies We Tell Ourselves
― Lies We Tell Ourselves
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“I thought he was only going to teach me how to swim in the waters of this swimming pool. Instead, he taught me how to dive into the waters of life.”
― Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
― Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
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“It's not that I don't want to love unharmed people; I just don't understand them.”
― Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
― Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
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“I'm sorry that the world is what it is. But you'll learn how to survive - and you'll have to create a space where you're safe and learn to trust the right people. And you will find happiness.”
― Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
― Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World
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“Once you get that sense that there’s no real security, that anything at all can happen to you, then every minute you’re okay is a joy. Part of the joy is feeling like you can make your way in a world that isn’t always easy.”
― Becoming Chloe
― Becoming Chloe
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