She said that you could be the best peach, the sweetest peach, the ripest peach on the tree; you could be fluffy, and plump, and juicy, and everyone will want to eat you because you are the best peach in the whole wide world. But then someone will come along who just doesn’t like peaches. And there is nothing anyone can do about that! I’ve repeated that analogy countless times to people, and I have to remind myself of it all the time. Because you can be the nicest person, with the warmest disposition. You could be a hugely talented Oscar-winning actress, or an Olympic swimmer. You could do
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