
We long for things that harm us and run from the things that grow and heal us. We think good is bad and bad is good.
– Tessa Afshar
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- I mean you ACRES of harm,’ Dalrymple growled. ‘Untold QUANTITIES of harm. I will visit a whole CONTINENT of harm upon you before we are through. – Derek Landy
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- I want to grow. I want to be better. You Grow. We all grow. We’re made to grow.You either evolve or you disappear. – Tupac Shakur
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- Memories, good and bad, can be used to help us heal if we don’t let ourselves be mired down in them. – Sarah Jo Smith
