"You need to take the traumas and make……" — Andrew Solomon
"You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you've come to be, and you need to fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph, evincing a better self in response to things that hurt."
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60 Quotes by Andrew Solomon
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A large proportion of my best friends are a little bit crazy. ... I try to be cautious with my…
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Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it.…
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When I was younger, not being accepted made me enraged, but now, I am not inclined to dismantle my history.…
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