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People were going to read it and, I hoped, maybe some minds would be changed. Ultimately, almost everyone who read that book was already on my side, and the only thing it served to do was make people like me angrier.
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You can only do so much pretending before you become the thing you're pretending to be.
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I also remember defining myself by the people and the things that I hated rather than what I liked, thinking that it was cooler to be jaded than to be careful with other people.
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As is often the case, it was the easier choice to make and the more difficult choice to live with.
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It turns out, somehow, there are a tremendous number of things to be optimistic about.
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And frustrating because, good lord god almighty, I know that you are a good person, but the last thing you need is some other sign from heaven that you are special.” She sighed.