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“My attraction had been immediate and profound. And it had nothing to do with the way he looked. My attraction was to what resided between his lines.”

Book:You Better Not Cry: True Stories for Christmas

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You Better Not Cry: True Stories for Christmas

This compilation features a variety of touching narratives that capture the essence of the holiday season, offering readers a mix of inspiration and reflection. more

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Augusten Burroughs

Augusten Burroughs is an American writer born on October 23, 1965. Known for his memoirs, his works, such as 'Dry' and 'Running with Scissors,' have gained widespread popularity and critical acclaim. more

“Acceptance, when it comes, arrives in waves: Listen with your chest. You will feel a pendulum swing within you, favoring one direction or another. And that is your answer. The answer is always inside your chest. The right choice weighs more. That's how you know. It causes you to lean in its direction.”

Knows Feels Choices Causes Answers Acceptance Wave Chests Swings Within You One Direction Right Choices Pendulums

Book:You Better Not Cry: True Stories for Christmas

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“And I began to let him go. Hour by hour. Days into months. It was a physical sensation, like letting out the string of a kite. Except that the string was coming from my center.”

Hours Months Strings Sensations Kites Let Him Go

Book:You Better Not Cry: True Stories for Christmas

Source: You Better Not Cry: True Stories for Christmas

“My mistake was in underestimating the emotional force of a song you have already hear a thousand times.”

Song Force Mistake Emotional Thousand Underestimate My Mistakes

Author:Augusten Burroughs

“I loved most when his eyelashes twitched and he blinked, and suddenly happiness was there inside his eyes. Unmistakable. Like a single word printed on a clean white page.”