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> [I cannot escape the feeling that I was, at best, a cancer tourist, that my survival means I dabbled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/i-cannot-escape-the-feeling-that-i-was-at-best-a-cancer-tourist-that/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

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> [“The only way to escape the feeling of loneliness is to just be silent”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-withrow/the-only-way-to-escape-the-feeling-of-loneliness-is-to-just-be-silent/)

[Sonya Withrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-withrow/)

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> [As it was, I couldn't escape the feeling that I was out of my element. I found myself thinking of a book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlaine-harris/as-it-was-i-couldn-t-escape-the-feeling-that-i-was-out-of-my-element/)

[Charlaine Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlaine-harris/)

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> [Living a life that you hate but you can't escape,feeling like I'm stuck here that's why I don't give a f-ck here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jcole/living-a-life-that-you-hate-but-you-can-t-escape-feeling-like-i-m/)

[JCole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jcole/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/jcole-15798_escape_living-a-life-that-you-hate-but-you-can_709427.jpg)

> [We can hardly escape the feeling that the unconscious process moves spiral-wise round a centre, gradually getting closer, while the characteristics of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-jung/we-can-hardly-escape-the-feeling-that-the-unconscious-process-moves/)

[Carl Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-jung/)

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> [Games helped me a lot when The Rev died. It was something I able to go do and stay in the house…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-shadows/games-helped-me-a-lot-when-the-rev-died-it-was-something-i-able-to-go/)

[M. Shadows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-shadows/)

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> [“He could not escape that feeling when he was alone with Anita. It was there, just like when you took a walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-l-vestam/he-could-not-escape-that-feeling-when-he-was-alone-with-anita-it-was/)

[Sara Lövestam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-l-vestam/)

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> [“Except she cannot escape this feeling of containment, of hindrance, and this is not a rational feeling, since the tower she has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-howrey/except-she-cannot-escape-this-feeling-of-containment-of-hindrance-and/)

[Meg Howrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-howrey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/433/meg-howrey-20035_quote_except-she-cannot-escape-this-feeling-of_1768516.jpg)

> [You can't escape this feeling of disintegration. The world is fragile. But you also can't let it ruin your life. I'm actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/you-can-t-escape-this-feeling-of-disintegration-the-world-is-fragile/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

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