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Books allow you to be whoever you want to be, to escape yourself for a while.

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Amy Harmon
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 17
Journalist
New York City
New York
Book
Whoever
Escape
Allow
Books

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Cages come in lots of different colors and shapes. Some are gilded, while others have a slamming door. But golden handcuffs are still handcuffs.
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I think people are like that. When you really look at them, you stop seeing a perfect nose or straight teeth. You stop seeing the acne scar or dimple in the chin. Those things start to blur, and suddenly you see them, the colors, the life inside the shell, and beauty takes on a whole new meaning.
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But maybe you see beauty in me because you are beautiful, not because I am.
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Everybody is a main character to someone
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Everybody who is somebody becomes nobody the moment they fail
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There isn't heartache if there hasn't been joy. I wouldn't feel loss if there hadn't been love.
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Why don’t you focus on where you’re going and less on where you came from?
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Regret is just life's aftertaste.
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It's hard to come to terms with the fact that you aren't going to be loved the way you want to be loved.
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Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period depicted in the story.
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There's a lot I don't understand... but not understanding is better than not believing
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Sometimes the things we want to be rescued from can save us.
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Usually redemption implies rescue - being saved. What were you being saved from?' he inquired, his voice carefully neutral. 'Ugliness.
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This is just me. Get used to it.
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You loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldn’t be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation.
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Caring about someone doesn't mean taking care of them.
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I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy, and when you get tired of looking at me, I promise I’ll sing.
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Someone told me once that to create true art you must be willing to bleed and let others watch.
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But there's no way to avoid regret. Don't let anybody tell you different. Regret is just life's aftertaste. No matter what you choose, you're gonna wonder if you shoulda done things different. I didn't necessarily choose wrong. I just chose. And I lived with my choice, aftertaste and all.
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Sometimes a beautiful face is false advertising
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