The best lives and stories are made up of minute particulars that somehow are also universal and of use to others as well as oneself.
BARBARA MYERHOFF
BARBARA MYERHOFF
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Find someone who can hear you even when you’re silent.
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Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
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Bernie MacBernie Mac I would like to stay stoned all the time, it scares me it’s so good. I would like to stay stoned every minute of every day for the rest of my life.
Beatrice SparksBeatrice Sparks Given the cultural barriers to intersex conversation, the amazing thing is that we would even expect women and men to have anything to say to each other for more than ten minutes at a stretch.
Barbara EhrenreichBarbara Ehrenreich The minute you make a mistake – that’s improvisation!
Barry HarrisBarry Harris I can train any dog in 5 minutes. It’s training the owner that takes longer.
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