I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s to be ashamed of? I went through a really rough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that.
J. K. ROWLINGI definitely know that love is the most powerful thing of all.
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Life is too short. I only want to do things that I enjoy, or that I think are good or worth doing.
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You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you’ll have no sense of self anymore, no memory. There’s no chance at all of recovery. You’ll just exist as an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever, lost.
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Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools.
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Depression is very different.
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Print will never die. There’s no substitute for the feel of an actual book.
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I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for.
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It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
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Depression is the absence of hope.
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There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.
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If it’s a good book, anyone will read it. I’m totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood.
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Sometimes ideas just come to me. Other times I have to sweat and almost bleed to make ideas come. It’s a mysterious process, but I hope I never find out exactly how it works.
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Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
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Read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on.
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When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance.
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You must accept the reality of other people.
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