There's a Theodore Roosevelt speech about the importance of being in the arena, whether you fail or you succeed, or you make a complete idiot of yourself, as long as you're doing the best with what you have, using whatever knowledge you have to bring to the table at that moment. And you continue to keep learning. I think my mistakes have made me much stronger. It's nice to know that things don't ultimately break you; that you need to go there to know.

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I don't want other people to decide who I am. I want to decide that for myself

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I like books that aren't just lovely but that have memories in themselves. Just like playing a song, picking up a book again that has memories can take you back to another place or another time.

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Don't be ashamed if you don't like what others pretend to love

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Becoming yourself is really hard and confusing, and it's a process. It's often not cool to be the person who puts themselves out there.

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If I've learned anything, it's really just to stop trying to find answers and certainties.

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The saddest thing for a girl to do is to dumb herself down for a guy.

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I'm a perfectionist, so my bossiness definitely comes out.

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I do worry about the expectation to look a certain way.

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There's nothing interesting about looking perfect.

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