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“I wonder, not for the first time, if shame and pride are merely two sides of the same coin.” quote by Christina Baker Kline — Download Open image

““I wonder, not for the first time, if shame and pride are merely two sides of the same coin.””

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“for the first time since the fire, my worries are gone. I feel a joy so strong it’s almost painful—a knife’s edge of joy.”

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