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“hard. “I stole the microwave plate. And the lightbulb out of the fridge. I took the lid for the blender and the oven mitts and the garage door opener and I untuned his guitar and I tore out the last five pages of the book he was reading. I put red Kool-Aid in the shower head and peeled the labels off all the canned food and I put raw shrimp into the curtain rod on the window next to the bed—stop laughing!”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly

“This isn’t your life, Bri. This is just a shitty chapter in your story.”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly

“This is what it feels like to be truly loved. I’ve never felt it before. And I didn’t even realize it until just now.”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly

“Wouldn’t it be amazing to live like that? To not carry that burden around with you. To not feel constantly overwhelmed and overstimulated and second-guess every little thing.”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly