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I was never big on rage.' 'Why?' It's so much more angry in my head than it could ever be outside.

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Ned Vizzini
Age: 32 †
Born: 1981
Born: April 4
Died: 2013
Died: December 19
Novelist
Writer
New York City
New York
Outside
Head
Bigs
Ever
Much
Never
Rage
Angry

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(...) Since I was a kid. Which you refer to as 'back when you were happy.' Right.
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No, mom says, looking at me in the eyes. What's a triumph is that you woke up this morning and decided to LIVE. THAT'S a triumph. that's what you did today.
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The Shift is coming. The Shift has to be coming. Because if you keep living like this you'll die.
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