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Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness", "joy", or "regret". Maybe the best proof that the language is…
Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that it oversimplifies feeling.

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I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will.
On the morning the last Lisbon daughter took her turn at suicide- it was Mary this time, and sleeping pills, like Therese-…
She wanted a book to take her places she couldn't get to herself.
I was unemployable when I got out of college.
I think, especially when you're in college, each book that you're reading tends to tell you who you are.
No matter how long your've been at it, you always start from scratch.
They made us participate in their own madness, because we couldn't help but retrace their steps, rethink their thoughts, and see that…
My goal in life is to become an adjective,

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