But the people who did get that love, they grew up to be different from us. More secure. Maybe they’re not as shiny or successful as you and I feel we have to be. But it’s not because they’re not interesting. They just don’t feel they have to do the tap dance, you know? They don’t have to prove themselves all the time to be loved. Because they always were.
Coco Mellors, Cleopatra and Frankenstein
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"It’s spring, you’re young, you’re lovely, you have a right to be happy. Come back into the world."
- Shirley Jackson; We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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