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To the Stars and Back, Volume Two

by Peglo

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Heartstopper: Volume Six (Heartstopper, #6)

by Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author)

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Where It Began: An Otherworld Novella (Otherworld Tales Book 6)

by Yasmine Galenorn (Goodreads Author)

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Chad James’s Notes & Highlights

Fandom (Famous, #3) by Eden Finley

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Holding on to something because you don’t want to lose it, not because you love it, is no way to build a relationship. This thing between us is over. I knew it all along, and yet I still hooked up with him anyway. Losing him a second time ...more

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Chad James’s Quotes

“I fucking hate that they did this to me. I hate that something I love made me hate myself. How is that fair? In what world is that fucking fair?”
― A.E. Wasp, Country Boy

tags: christianity, family, self-hate

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“You don't have to think about doing the right thing. If you're for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

tags: the-right-thing

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“I don’t want anyone to hold back who they are. It’s not okay… it’s not a good thing”
― Connor Franta

tags: coming-out, inspirational, lgbt, lgbtqia, self-esteem, team-internet, youtube

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“Question: Why does life have to feel like such a struggle at times? Answer: Because without the struggle, the triumphs wouldn’t taste as sweet.”
― Connor Franta, A Work in Progress

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