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“I'm starting to understand that attempting to be perfect has been the goal of my life. Our lives. Attempting to be this fault-free, smiling person in this loving, happy family that fits so perfectly in this pretty, inoffensive little town. What was so bad about that goal after all? Only that I couldn't do it. That I let everybody down. I've been so down about it, so depressed thinking about all the balls I was trying to juggle that I've dropped, and now the cogs are turning toward total apathy toward it all, everything and all I can think about is that I am a shell of a human being. I'm a pushover. I'm to blame.”

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Book:Golden Boy
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Golden Boy

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Abigail Tarttelin
Abigail Tarttelin

Abigail Tarttelin is a British novelist born on October 13, 1987. Her works are known for their profound emotions and complex character relationships. more

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