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It was one thing to make a mistake; it was another thing to keep making it. I knew what happened when you let yourself get close to someone, when you ...more

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What was wrong with me? I had a decent life. I was healthy. I wasn't starving or maimed by a land mine or orphaned. Yet somehow, it wasn't enough. I h...more

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If you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, ...more

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She understood how a world jammed with phones, email, and faxes could still leave you feeling utterly alone.

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When your mother is made out of your dreams, anything real is bound to disappoint you.

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Sometimes parents don't find what they're looking for it their child, so they plant seeds for what they'd like to grow there instead. I've witnessed t...more