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We all have a dark place in us. It's what we do with it and the choice we make.

Mary E. Pearson

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Mary E. Pearson
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 14
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It's the unknown that I fear, the bites of memories that still have no connections.
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I wonder at the weight of a Sparrow.
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When your life has had few events to occupy it, it's amazing how a simple encounter can seem like an entire three-act play.
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But I am more than a name. More than they tell me
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Are the details of our lives who we are, or is it owning those details that makes the difference?
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Words have longer lives than people.
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Multiple closets for different needs. Overkill.
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I used to be someone.
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Maybe we all have a dark place inside of us, a place where dark thoughts and darker dreams live, but it doesn't have to become who we are.
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My timing is off. But I had to get it out. Some things you have to tell, no matter how stupid they may sound. Some things you can't save for later. There might not be a later.
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Which weakness shall I tell her? “I walk funny,” I say, and she’s satisfied with that. (inside joke)
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Pieces. Isn't that what all of life is anyway? Shards. Bits. Moments. Am I less because I have fewer, or do the few I have mean more?
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Boredom reigns on all levels. The rain is a welcome change. I have seen the pond swell and the creek surge. I press my palm against the glass, imagining the drops on my skin, imagining where they started out, where they will go, feeling them like a river, rushing, combining, becoming something greater than how they started out.
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Percentages! Those are for economists, polls, and politicians. Percentages can't define your identity.
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