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The Shock of the Fall

Book by Nathan Filer · 8 quotes · Mental Health, Smile, Care

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“She's known sadness. That's what it is. I only just thought that as I wrote it. She's known sadness, and it has made her kind.”

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“When she turned to see me smiling. It was an awkward smile, but you only really know what a smile means when you own the face behind it. Everyone else just sees the smile they expected it to be.”

People Life Truth Smile

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“You only really know what a smile means when you own the face behind it. Everyone else just sees the smile they expect it to be.”

Smile Sadquotes

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“Some madness doesn't act mad to begin with, sometimes it will knock politely at the door, and when you let it in, it'll simply sit in the corner without a fuss - and grow.”

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“But that is what these people do - the Steves of this world - they all try and make something out of nothing. and they all do it for themselves.”

Care Mental Health Mental Health Professionals

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“Once-upon-a-time we buried the memories we didn't want.”

Memories Fiction Childhood Mental Health Mental Illness

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“Any punishment is an insult to the crime”

Wisdom Crime Words Mentall Illness Punishement

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“A doença mental vira as pessoas para dentro. É o que eu acho. Mantém-nos presos eternamente no sofrimento das nossas próprias mentes, da mesma maneira que a dor duma perna partida ou dum dedo cortado se apodera da nossa atenção, agarrando-a com tanta força que a perna boa ou o polegar inteiro parecem deixar de existir.”

Suicídio Depressão Doença Mental

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