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““We understand the world by how we retrieve memories, re-order information into stories to justify how we feel.””

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“What we remember, and how we order and interpret what we believe to be true, are what shapes who we are.”

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In every book I ever wrote the point was to do as much as you could after coming to terms with your limitations.

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“You think you can't fix anything until you fix yourselves. Well, let me be the first to tell you, you will never fix yourself.…

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“According to Jung, a stranger can see in an instant something in you that you might spend years learning about yourself.”

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“They both knew when it was appropriate to eat and how to give a compliment, and spent a lot of time saying hello and…

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Tom Kealey might be my favorite short story writer and this astonishing collection is long overdue.

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If you never forgive you'll always be alone.

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