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You don’t have to do it exactly like I did. I’m just trying to tell you that your life will be very long with zigzags you can’t imagine. You won’t realize just how young you are until you aren’t that young anymore. But I’m here to tell you,
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“No secret gets worse just because it has been told.”
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

“I am me. And that should be enough, it always has been enough. I was the one who didn’t get that. And now I do. I’m an actor, I’m a writer. I’m a person. And a good one at that. I want good things for myself, and others, and I can continue to work for these things. There is a reason I’m still here. And figuring out why is the task that has been put in front of me. And it will be revealed. There is no rush, no desperation. Just the fact that I am here, and I care about people, is the answer. Now when I wake up, I wake up curious, wondering what the world has in store for me, and I for it. And that’s enough to go on.”
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

“Now, all these years later, I’m certain that I got famous so I would not waste my entire life trying to get famous. You have to get famous to know that it’s not the answer. And nobody who is not famous will ever truly believe that.”
― Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing

“In our imperfect world, if conditions are such that those who have the least are taken care of, we will all be closer to freedom and justice.”
― This Book Is Feminist: An Intersectional Primer for Feminists in Training
― This Book Is Feminist: An Intersectional Primer for Feminists in Training

“And if you’re going to blame your parents for the bad stuff, you also have to give them credit for the good stuff.”
― Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
― Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing

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