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That made me happy. That was my Anchor.

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Ned Vizzini
Age: 32 †
Born: 1981
Born: April 4
Died: 2013
Died: December 19
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New York City
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I just want to not be me.
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Misfortune is no excuse for cruelty.
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I had fooled myself into thinking that I was something important to the rest of the world.
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Sometimes I wish I had an easy answer for why I'm depressed.
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I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad.
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We're all animals, high school is animals, but some of us are more animal than others. Like in 'Animal Farm,' which I read, all animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others? Here in the real world, all equals are created animal, but some are more animal than others.
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