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Family of Liars

by E. Lockhart (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 19, 2026 05:45AM

“One thing I have come to notice in my life is that recovery for me has not been linear. It’s more two steps forward, three back, five forward, two back, so I’m always improving but there are setbacks within the improvement.”
― Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

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“There’s a rhyme and reason behind my effervescent spirit, and no, I did not wake up like this. It took a lot of trauma and tears to become the person you see today.”
― Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

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“So I’m telling my story - the whole story - to show that some masterpieces start off a mess.”
― Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

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“You can’t be fiercely loving without also being passionate - and sometimes passionate isn’t pretty. What might seem testy is actually scar tissue, the residual effects of trauma that I lived through.”
― Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

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“It’s not gonna be pretty, but it’s my truth, and if I don’t share it, I won’t be able to help others who are struggs to func.”
― Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

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