Tag: memoir
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Life As A Unicorn: A Journey From Shame To Pride And Everything In Between
“I believe almost dogmatically in difference, in the idea that every single person is unique, with their own innate sense of self, and that it is this difference which brings all of us together as one.”
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
“There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.”
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9 Books For People Who “Don’t Have Time To Read”
By Megan Thomas I hear people say things like, “I love reading, I just don’t have the time”, a lot. But I genuinely think that the only reason people think this is true is because they’re imagining trying to get stuck into The Lord Of The Rings or War and Peace between tube stations or…
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Inferno
“I was so preoccupied with the idea of losing my body, it had never occurred to me that I might lose my mind.”
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Educated
“My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs.”
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Classic Scrapes
“When I was a baby, I urinated in my own mouth. […] The reason I’m telling you this is so that, straight out the gate, you know who I am and where I came from. This is how my life began and more or less how it continued for many, many years. This book is…
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Everything I Know About Love
“Nearly everything I know about love, I’ve learnt from my long-term friendships with women.”
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Born A Crime
“People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.”
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