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“You know those plants that are always trying to find the light? Maybe they were planted in a location that didn’t necessarily facilitate growth, but inexplicably they make a circuitous route to not only survive but bloom into a beautiful plant. That was me—my whole life.”

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Book:Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
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Book:The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson
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