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> [“I lead a double life. I'm John Wayne Gacy. I present myself in potentially awkward social situations as a laughing, colorful clown to gain your regard. If you ask my friends and neighbors, they will tell you I'm "normal" and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/i-lead-a-double-life-i-m-john-wayne-gacy-i-present-myself-in/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

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## More by Anne Clendening

> [“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve woken up in a cold sweat thinking I’m being chased by a grunting, disfigured man wielding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/i-can-t-tell-you-how-many-times-i-ve-woken-up-in-a-cold-sweat/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“We've all felt a little incompetent, insufficient, overexposed, helpless, unlovable, terrified, defective, unfit and unsung at times. And deep down, for whatever reason, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/we-ve-all-felt-a-little-incompetent-insufficient-overexposed-helpless/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“I'm still trying to wrap my head around the absurdity of the fact that the day before she was here, and now, just one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/i-m-still-trying-to-wrap-my-head-around-the-absurdity-of-the-fact/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“One minute, I'm a tragically average, fair and freckled eighth-grader with algebra homework. The next, I'm one who has swallowed liquor. I'm a rebel.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/one-minute-i-m-a-tragically-average-fair-and-freckled-eighth-grader/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“Take a moment in between breaths to let yourself see what's left to be seen, all the places you've been. Your old haunts. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/take-a-moment-in-between-breaths-to-let-yourself-see-what-s-left-to/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“Addiction, at its worst, is akin to having Stockholm Syndrome. You're like a hostage who has developed an irrational affection for your captor. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/addiction-at-its-worst-is-akin-to-having-stockholm-syndrome-you-re/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“I’ve always felt safer at night. You can be much more forgiving of yourself, not to mention the world and everyone in it, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/i-ve-always-felt-safer-at-night-you-can-be-much-more-forgiving-of/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“Fact: You are part Shakespeare. You are part Jack the Ripper. You are part dinosaur. You are part of a star that exploded way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/fact-you-are-part-shakespeare-you-are-part-jack-the-ripper-you-are/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“Rise up and lift your sword, peaceful warrior. Keep it strong and steady. You've already lived and fought a thousand battles, and you're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/rise-up-and-lift-your-sword-peaceful-warrior-keep-it-strong-and/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“I lead a double life. I'm John Wayne Gacy. I present myself in potentially awkward social situations as a laughing, colorful clown to gain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/i-lead-a-double-life-i-m-john-wayne-gacy-i-present-myself-in/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“When you're in the clutches of a drinking problem you don't really sit around thinking, I should really knock this shit off and go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/when-you-re-in-the-clutches-of-a-drinking-problem-you-don-t-really/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“I'd much rather spend all day on the Santa Monica pier playing Asteroids than delve into the murk and analyze myself. And if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/i-d-much-rather-spend-all-day-on-the-santa-monica-pier-playing/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“The panic was there, staring me down in the face, all the time, like I had a hoodie on backwards and I couldn't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/the-panic-was-there-staring-me-down-in-the-face-all-the-time-like-i/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“I want to belong. Belonging makes things okay, and I want to be okay. I just want to be okay.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/i-want-to-belong-belonging-makes-things-okay-and-i-want-to-be-okay-i/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

> [“It's amazing how fearless you can be when you want something bad enough, the lengths to which you'll go, the grit you'll put into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-clendening/it-s-amazing-how-fearless-you-can-be-when-you-want-something-bad/)

[Anne Clendening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-clendening/)

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