--- title: "1 Ve Depressed Quotes By Abigail Tarttelin" description: "1 Ve Depressed quotes by Abigail Tarttelin. Plus more from Abigail Tarttelin and more Ve Depressed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/abigail-tarttelin-22690_apathy_i-m-starting-to-understand-that-attempti_2555307.jpg" --- > [“I'm starting to understand that attempting to be perfect has been the goal of my life. Our lives. Attempting to be this fault-free, smiling person in this loving, happy family that fits so perfectly in this pretty, inoffensive little town.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/i-m-starting-to-understand-that-attempting-to-be-perfect-has-been-the/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/abigail-tarttelin-22690_apathy_i-m-starting-to-understand-that-attempti_2555307.jpg) ## More by Abigail Tarttelin > [“I have heard it said that children are getting older. I think adults are getting younger.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/i-have-heard-it-said-that-children-are-getting-older-i-think-adults/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [I have a guy friend who said to me, "Hey, you know it's strange, feminism is cool now." I think now people understand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/i-have-a-guy-friend-who-said-to-me-hey-you-know-it-s-strange-feminism/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [“Sometimes I still feel that there are two of me: one clean, flawless picture, the other imperfect and cracked; one boy, one girl; one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/sometimes-i-still-feel-that-there-are-two-of-me-one-clean-flawless/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [“So I got dressed up kind of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo-y goth. As I head out, I say bye to Mum and Dad,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/so-i-got-dressed-up-kind-of-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-y-goth-as-i/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have something out of the ordinary about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/it-takes-strength-to-be-proud-of-yourself-and-to-accept-yourself-when/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [ “In the end, how \[is\] anyone any different from a 'normal' person? If you love someone, you love them. It doesn't matter where they… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/in-the-end-how-is-anyone-any-different-from-a-normal-person-if-you/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [“Maybe golden people tarnish fast.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/maybe-golden-people-tarnish-fast/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [“Ya no puedo mirarme al espejo, ni a ningún reflejo mío en el cristal. Y no sé por qué.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/ya-no-puedo-mirarme-al-espejo-ni-a-ning-n-reflejo-m-o-en-el-cristal-y/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [“Someone dehumanises you by violating your child and every human thought you had for them is broken, undermined, then gone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/someone-dehumanises-you-by-violating-your-child-and-every-human/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [Even though I grew up in an area of England that was more conservative than my personal politics and my family's personal politics, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/even-though-i-grew-up-in-an-area-of-england-that-was-more/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [“Settling for not-so-bad sounds okay. But, you know, it's hard when you tried so much to make life really good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/settling-for-not-so-bad-sounds-okay-but-you-know-it-s-hard-when-you/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [“Think of that person you knew when you were a kid, who you always thought you could have loved completely and forever.Well, you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/think-of-that-person-you-knew-when-you-were-a-kid-who-you-always/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [I started thinking about gender and how it's an arbitrary thing if you're born with an XX or XY chromosome, but it can determine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/i-started-thinking-about-gender-and-how-it-s-an-arbitrary-thing-if/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [I would say that it's very difficult to personally construct your gender. I think a lot of it is socially constructed. If you look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/i-would-say-that-it-s-very-difficult-to-personally-construct-your/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) > [A lot of people characterize women as more cautious. I don't think that's an inappropriate characterization, but that's not a natural thing we're born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-tarttelin/a-lot-of-people-characterize-women-as-more-cautious-i-don-t-think/) [Abigail Tarttelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-tarttelin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ve-depressed/abigail-tarttelin/#itemlist", "name": "1 Ve Depressed Quotes By Abigail Tarttelin", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I'm starting to understand that attempting to be perfect has been the goal of my life. Our lives. Attempting to be this fault-free, smiling person in this loving, happy family that fits so perfectly in this pretty, inoffensive little town. What was so bad about that goal after all? Only that I couldn't do it. That I let everybody down. 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