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I’m sorry. Oh, what simple words are these!
I’m sorry. Lips should breathe them out with ease!
But nay, in barring up the way,
“I’ll die first” are the words you say.
I’m sorry, woe is all pride guarantees.
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― Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
― Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
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It’s a struggle for me to remain open," she admits. "To not shut down because I’m defensive or scared or maybe my ego is getting in the way. And the other side of that is just believing that I belong where I am and deserve to take up space. I fight constantly between those two things, between not apologizing for what I want and staying vulnerable and creatively supple and not thinking I know better than everyone else.
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