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> [“I swallowed hard. Erik thought my body was beautiful, Karin that it was enviable. At random times, people had noted that my hands were beautiful, or my hair. The Twisted Sisters had called my art beautiful. Mom had the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/i-swallowed-hard-erik-thought-my-body-was-beautiful-karin-that-it-was/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

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## More by Justina Chen

> [“these two people who had everything money could buy but the one thing that could be given freely: love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/these-two-people-who-had-everything-money-could-buy-but-the-one-thing/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [You can see beauty in everything, except for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/you-can-see-beauty-in-everything-except-for-yourself/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [“We can choice to cower at the river's edge, watching as life sails past us, always the bystander, never the participant. We can shade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/we-can-choice-to-cower-at-the-river-s-edge-watching-as-life-sails/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [Forgiving others is easier when I remember that I'm human and stupid, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/forgiving-others-is-easier-when-i-remember-that-i-m-human-and-stupid/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [“I swallowed hard. Erik thought my body was beautiful, Karin that it was enviable. At random times, people had noted that my hands were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/i-swallowed-hard-erik-thought-my-body-was-beautiful-karin-that-it-was/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [“Mom was crying while she cooked, salting domesticity with anguish, the recipe of her life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/mom-was-crying-while-she-cooked-salting-domesticity-with-anguish-the/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [“how many times had I begged Mom to divorce him already?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/how-many-times-had-i-begged-mom-to-divorce-him-already/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [“Because freedom may be a forbidden fruit in tyrannies, but once tasted, it is unforgettable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/because-freedom-may-be-a-forbidden-fruit-in-tyrannies-but-once-tasted/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [“No experience is wasted.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/no-experience-is-wasted/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [“that even within its ugliness, there lay a surprising beauty, breathtaking because it was so unexpected.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/that-even-within-its-ugliness-there-lay-a-surprising-beauty/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

> [“When you think about it, life is a risk. Every day is a risk. Getting in a car is a risk. Loving is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen/when-you-think-about-it-life-is-a-risk-every-day-is-a-risk-getting-in/)

[Justina Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen/)

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