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Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects

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there’s a misconception that grief only happens when we lose people. this is not true. we can grieve circumstances, relationships, missed opportunities. in fact, sometimes when you find yourself plagued with waves of emotion from sadness to melancholy you may be grieving yourself. the version of yourself that you might have been if things had been different, or if only you had said something, or if someone had stood up for you.

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Didn't you think I already blamed myself enough for this?

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Sappho, from If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho; tr. by Anne Carson

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embarassing to want things like love and attention

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you don’t have to belong everywhere

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if i think about this too much i will sob my heart out

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Mary Oliver, from “Hum Hum”, A Thousand Mornings

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Savannah Brown, from Closer Baby Closer; “Retroactive jealousy”

[Text ID: “Someday I’ll care for something / without wanting to close a door behind it.”]

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Khalil Gibran

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Topaz Winters, from "Cherry Blossoms"

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