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Leigh Bardugo, The Demon in the Wood

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- Mark Manson, Eveything is f*cked (2019)

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Miserable or not, it’s easier to stick with what’s familiar. Do you notice that, too? How all of us just want to get through life as quickly and as easily as possible? And even though we know that without risk there’s no reward, we’re still so scared to chance it? I learned a long time ago that you don’t need to reveal everything inside of you to the people around you. They like to judge, and I’m happier when they don’t. Some things stay hidden. Reap, reap, reap, you don’t even know, All you did suffer is what you did sow! Alone, Empty, Fraud, Shame, Fear, Close your eyes. There’s nothing to see out here. We’re all ugly, Ryen. The only difference is, some hide it and some wear it. It gets better, you are important, and you can't be replaced. Hang on. You'll find you're tribe. You don’t have to be afraid or embarrassed. No one does you better than you. You can’t be replaced. Not everyone will see that, but only you need to.” Life is fifty wrong turns down a bumpy road. All you can hope is that you end up somewhere nice.” The world isn’t always what’s right in front of you, you know? It’s below, it’s above, it’s out there somewhere. Every burn of every light inside every house I see when I look down from the rooftop has a story. Sometimes we just need to change our perspective. Speak your mind, and you give others permission to do the same.

- Yrsa Daley-Ward, The Terrible: A Storyteller’s Memoir