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Quote by Richard Hugo

“You owe reality nothing and the truth about your feelings everything.”

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Richard Hugo was an American poet known for his deep emotions and rich imagination. His works often explore the meaning of human existence and the fragility of life. He was born on December 21, 1923, and passed away on October 22, 1982. more

“And, what's more, this 'precious' body, the very same that is hooted and honked at, demeaned both in daily life as well as in ever existing form of media, harrassed, molested, raped, and, if all that wasn't enough, is forever poked and prodded and weighed and constantly wrong for eating too much, eating too little, a million details which all point to the solitary girl, to EVERY solitary girl, and say: Destroy yourself.”

Ifs Wells Littles Enough Body Form Girl Millions Forever Too Much Media Eating Details Daily Life Solitary Anorexia

Author:Emilie Autumn

“When people look you in the eye and call you stupid, dont look away, but tell them that half of the world is stupid and they are one of them because they are dening their own stupidity.”

People World Looks Eye Half Stupid Stupidity

Author:Meg Cabot

“Family isnt about blood relationships, its about the meaning behind them. I relize now that sharing chromosoms is not the only way to having a family, its about the friendship behind it.”

Way Behinds Blood

Author:Sarah Dessen

“with the breakdown of the medieval system, the gods of chaos, lunacy, and bad taste gained ascendancy.”

Taste Chaos Medieval Breakdown Bad Taste Lunacy Dunces Ascendancy

Book:A Confederacy of Dunces

Source: A Confederacy of Dunces

“I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.”

Thinking Way Advantage Capability Being A Woman Personal Relationships Telling It Like It Is

Author:Madeleine Albright

“Composing means you have a beginning, middle and end and a fluidity to what you're doing.”

Mean Ends Middle Composing Fluidity Beginning Middle And End

Author:Sandra Bullock

“employers sense in me a denial of their values...they fear me. i suspect that they can see that i am forced to function in a century which i loathe.”

Values Century Function Denial Suspects Employers Loathe Fear Me

Author:John Kennedy Toole

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