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title: "2 Hold Identity Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 2 Hold Identity quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Hold Identity sayings and thoughts."
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> [People would ask if I wanted to host things and I was like, "No, I'm a writer, I don't host things." Just thinking I wouldn't be good at it - which is true - but also just wanting to hold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-stein/people-would-ask-if-i-wanted-to-host-things-and-i-was-like-no-i-m-a/)

[Joel Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-stein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/joel-stein-12345_asks_people-would-ask-if-i-wanted-to-host-thi_444798.jpg)

> [“I held on to stuff I didn't need or use because I wanted to hold on to that part of my identity, or my perceived identity. I am writer, a knitter, a doodler, a skier, a hiker, and more. Cool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tammy-strobel/i-held-on-to-stuff-i-didn-t-need-or-use-because-i-wanted-to-hold-on/)

[Tammy Strobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tammy-strobel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/tammy-strobel-48212_identity_i-held-on-to-stuff-i-didn-t-need-or-use_897287.jpg)

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