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“... on being somewhat antisocial- "You have less people at your funeral but you get more reading time.”

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Robert James Waller was an American author best known for his romantic novel 'The Bridges of Madison County'. His works are characterized by their emotional depth and vivid descriptions, which have won him a wide readership. more

“I lost something after Hailey died. I'm not sure what to call it, but it's the device that stops ypu from telling the truth when people ask you how you're doing, that vital valve that keeps you deeper, truer emotions under lock and key. I don't know exactly when I lost it, or how to get it back, but for now when it comes to tact, civility, and discretion, I'm an accident waiting to happen, over and over again. Socially, that makes me something of a liability.”

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Book:How To Talk To A Widower

Source: How To Talk To A Widower

“...the only way out consists of using a social mask. This is why those under depression will smile more as well as make efforts to please and entertain compared to anyone else. ... If they could hide in public, and they do hide in other ways, both psychological and physical. The psychological feeling of being trapped comes afterwards from the need to have social life, and that's when the anti-social personality starts developing furthermore.”

Psychology Depression Sociology Anti Social Social Mask

Book:Overcoming Depression: Pragmatic Solutions to Deal with Suicidal Thoughts

Source: Overcoming Depression: Pragmatic Solutions to Deal with Suicidal Thoughts

“I thought how true it was that the world was a delightful place if it were not for the people, and how more than true it was that people were not worth troubling about, and that wise men should set their affections upon nothing smaller than cities, heavenly or otherwise, and countrysides which are always heavenly.”

People Cities Introvert Countryside Anti Social

Book:Stories

Source: Stories

“Hey, why this person blocked me?", "WTF, this guy I know him!", "WTF this guy I don't know but he has send me request???", "Oh,oh That's the famous singer from the TV!! I know that person, I know him?!, I know him!?"... This is called the future - so my question is are you prepared for this?”

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Author:Deyth Banger

“Rachel, what happens when we die? Where do we go?" "Nowhere, Borne. We go into the ground and we don't come back out." "I don't think that's true, Rachel. I think we go somewhere. Not to heaven or hell, but we go somewhere. I know we must go somewhere.”

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Book:Borne

Source: Borne

“I keep seeing memes about how people dodge people they know in public. The consensus is that we don't want to be seen or bothered and don't want to catch up or commit to small talk with you. So, my question is: Are the people who we are dodging and who bother us, seeing these memes also?”

Self Care Introvert Recluse Empath Anti Social Hermit Socially Retarded

Author:Niedria D. Kenny

“When diagnosing my long term health problems, it was logical to inspect the environmental exposures that occurred at the workplaces where I saw the onset of each particular health issue.”

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Author:Steven Magee

“For diagnosing and healing a mental Illness properly, you shouldn't merely check Symptoms, but rather the Calamities and Misfortunes the affected Person has experienced.”

Experience Illness Misfortunes Mental Misfortune Diagnose Diagnosing Symptons

Author:Sino Melo

“Superhuman strenght, night vision, and no way to salvage the next minute of conversatio. She sighed.”

Life Sarcasm Character Devepeloment

Book:The Nine Lives of Chloe King

Source: The Nine Lives of Chloe King

“In this lifetime we are like Superman who must remain disguised as the nerdy newspaper journalist Clark Kent, or Harry Potter and his friends who are not allowed to do magic while they are on holiday, away from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry... but even Harry Potter and Clark Kent get to tap into their ‘special powers’ once in a while, especially when the going gets tough.”

Source: Divine Living: The Essential Guide To Your True Destiny

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