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“That's what I learned. Everybody's black and blue, somewhere. I never met anybody who wasn't." "Not like me." "No," said Shannon. "Everybody gets broken all their own way." She smiled bitterly. "That's what makes you, you: the pieces you're smashed into aren't like anybody else's. They're all yours.”

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Long Black Veil

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Jennifer Finney Boylan
Jennifer Finney Boylan

Jennifer Finney Boylan is an American author born on June 22, 1958. Her works cover themes such as gender identity, family, and personal growth. Boylan is known for her profound self-reflection and unique narrative style. Her memoir 'She's Not There' gained widespread attention for its account of her journey from male to female. more

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“Whenever you are hurt the intensity of the pain and your reaction to it depends on your personality, the stage you are in your life journey and “which you” was hurt. If the professional you was hurt - the hurt is relatively at a superficial level and can in fact sometimes translate to you improving yourself. If the adult in you was hurt it goes a little deep and often has visible retaliations such as anger, revenge, fighting. But if the child in an adult is hurt, that goes very deep, is often characterized by silence as a reaction and takes a long - long time to heal.”