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I think I've been afraid most of my life to be myself.

J.A. Redmerski

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J.A. Redmerski
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: November 25
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Afraid
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Life

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The moment you tell someone else is the moment you become a whiner and the world’s smallest violin starts to play. The truth is, we all have problems we all go through hardships and pain, and my pain is paradise compared to a lot of people’s and I really have no right to whine at all.
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Well, I’m glad you didn’t drown.” His eyes warm up with his face. I smile back at him. “Yeah, that would’ve sucked.” “Definitely.
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Ultimately, it's my choice and only my choice.
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Best friends, no matter what they do or how much they hurt you, it only hurts as much as it does because they are your best friend. And none of us are perfect. Mistakes were made for best friends to forgive it’s what makes being a best friend official.
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Coincidence is just a safe conformist for fate.
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You’re the world to me,” I whisper onto her lips. “I hope you never forget that.” “I’ll never forget,” she whispers back.. “But if I ever do, for whatever reason, I hope you’ll always find a way to remind me.” ...“Always.
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I say that I'm not into you like that, Camryn, because.., he pauses, searching my face, looking at my lips for a moment as if deciding whether or not he should kiss them again, ...because you're not the girl I could only sleep with once.
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Well, I suppose he’s stuck with you forever then.” “Yes, and forever is a very long time.” He pauses and then says, “Well, for the record, something tells me he wouldn’t have it any other way.
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It's the people y'gotta watch out for. You never know who y'might meet, or what Ol' Man Fate has in store for yah.
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Time is cruel like life. It slows down so that you can truly experience the worst moments of it. Only if you make it through them do you get to say ‘It all happened so fast.
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There is a stark difference between fear and uncertainty, Sarai. You fear nothing but are uncertain of everything.
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Why does everybody have to be with somebody? It’s a stupid delusion and a really pathetic way of thinking.
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I don’t want to sleep alone,” she says gently. And I don’t force her to. Sarai falls fast asleep curled up next to me in my bed. Right where I want her.
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Live in the moment, where everything is just right, take your time and limit your bad memories and you'll get wherever it is you're going a lot faster and with less bumps in the way.
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Andrew..,' I shake my head, tears rolling my cheeks, '... it was always you, I whisper harshly. 'Even with Ian, I felt something was missing. I told you, that night in the field I told you that...,' My voice trails. I smile and say, 'you are my partner in crime. I've known that for a long time.
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Because this is our life. We met on the road we grew to know and to love each other on the road. It's where we were meant to be for however long, and it's what we're going to do until it becomes clear that we're meant to do something else.
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Just because one person's problem is less traumatic than another's doesn't mean they're required to hurt less
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My plant is probably dead. Camryn looks slightly surprised. You have a plant? I smile. Yeah, her name's Georgia.
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I love the smell of Waffle House it's the smell of freedom, being on the open road and knowing that ninety percent of the people eating around you are also on that road. Truck driver's, road-trippers, hangovers--those who don't live that monotonous life of society slavery.
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Just remember to always be yourself and don’t be afraid to speak your mind or to dream out loud
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