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In one split second I saw everything I could be, everything I want to be. And all that I'm not.

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Jandy Nelson
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: November 25
Writer
New York City
New York
Splits
Saws
Second
Everything
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I wonder why bereaved people even bother with mourning clothes when the grief itself provides such an unmistakable wardrobe.
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... if you're someone who knows the worst thing can happen at any time, aren't you also someone who knows the best thing can happen at any time too?
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We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.
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And why do English people sound smarter than the rest of us? Like they should be awarded the Nobel Prize for a simple greeting?
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