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Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt.

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Everyone is in such a hurry. People haven’t found meaning in their lives, so they’re running all the time looking for it. They think the next car, the...more

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You can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back.

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The backside of mountain is a fight against human nature," he said. "You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up.

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Belief, hard work, love–you have those things, you can do anything.

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But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins.

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I thought about the days i had handed over to a bottle..the nights i can't remember..the mornings i slept thru..all the time spent running from myself...more

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Sharing tales of those we've lost is how we keep from really losing them.

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Things change when you're not in danger anymore.

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Being unheard is the ground floor of giving up, and giving up is the ground floor of doing yourself in. It’s not so much, what’s the point? It’s more ...more

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Going back to something is harder than you think.

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I lifted my eyes, and, for the first time, admitted the truth."I gave up," I whispered."Don't give up," she whispered back.

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There are many things in my life that I wish I could take back. Many moments I would recast.

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I used to think I knew everything. I was a "smart person" who "got things done," and because of that, the higher I climbed, the more I could look down...more

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The story of my recent life.' I like that phrase. It makes more sense than 'the story of my life', because we get so many lives between birth and deat...more