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“look what’s being done to us—to our self-esteem, to our pride, to our bodies. We’re all exhausted and on the verge of breaking down at any second and somehow . . . somehow we’re expected to just keep going.”

School Mental Health School Life Ann Liang I Am Not Jessica Chen

Book:I Am Not Jessica Chen

Source: I Am Not Jessica Chen

“I want you to hold me like a grudge, keep me like a promise, haunt me like a ghost.”

Romance Beautiful Writing Poetic Prose Ann Liang

Book:I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Source: I Hope This Doesn't Find You

“Sometimes I'm convinced I'll spend the rest of my life this way. Alone. Sometimes I think loneliness is my default setting. - Eliza Lin”

Life Loneliness Life Quotes Inspirational Quotes Loneliness Quotes Ann Liang This Time It S Real Eliza Lin

Book:This Time It's Real

Source: This Time It's Real

“I really can't stand it when people are angry at me. Like, I know it might be simple for others, but I can't focus on anything else. I can't just forget about it and go on with my own life. It's like there's something hard wedged inside my own chest. I'll always feel guilty. I'll always want to make amends.”

Sad Relatable People Pleaser Ann Liang

Book:I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Source: I Hope This Doesn't Find You

“You know, I used to have this theory that if I wanted something badly enough, the universe would make sure to keep it just out of my reach. Like a cruel joke, or a trick. But . . . maybe the cruelest trick the universe can play on us is to give us exactly what we wish for.”

Universe Wish Longing Wishes Cruel Trick Ann Liang I Am Not Jessica Chen

Book:I Am Not Jessica Chen

Source: I Am Not Jessica Chen

“Most sincere things feel at least a little embarrassing. It's part of our defense mechanisms. Our heart's way of protecting us from potential hurt. - Zoe”

Feelings Friendship Emotions Ann Liang This Time It S Real

Book:This Time It's Real

Source: This Time It's Real

“You hold everything in here, Ai-Ai," she says sternly, pointing to her own heart. "For better or worse. But not everyone is going to guess at what you're thinking like I do. No one is going to know how you feel if you don't tell them. And until you do-- you can never really know what's going to happen.”

Feelings Emotions Vulnerability True Feelings Ann Liang This Time It S Real Being Vulnerable

Book:This Time It's Real

Source: This Time It's Real

“And I don't know how to make people stay; I never have.”

Losing Friends Ann Liang This Time It S Real Eliza Lin

Book:This Time It's Real

Source: This Time It's Real

“I guess my point is that I do believe in love. Really. I'm just not convinced that kind of love could ever happen to me.”

Love Love Quotes Ann Liang This Time It S Real Eliza Lin

Book:This Time It's Real

Source: This Time It's Real

“This is the closest I have ever gotten to voicing the truth: that I'm afraid. That for a long time now, between maybe the third and fourth move, the fourth or fifth friend I lost along the way, I've suspected that there's something fundamentally unlovable about me. Something that makes it easy for people to forget me the second I leave, to drift out of touch no matter how hard I try to keep them in my life. I've said before that my default setting is loneliness, but maybe I was wrong. Maybe it's really fear.”

Love Friendship Loneliness Falling In Love Vulnerability Fear Of Love Ann Liang This Time It S Real Fear Of Loneliness

Book:This Time It's Real

Source: This Time It's Real

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