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Augusten Burroughs Quotes

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions Picture Quote #3

Self-pity is the bestiality of emotions: it absolutely disgusts people. When you’re feeling pity for yourself, and somebody says to you ‘You think maybe it’s time for the pity party to be over? You should stop feeling sorry for yourself and try to think positive,’ it makes you wish you could saw their head off Picture Quote #1

Never work with children, puppies or bulimics Picture Quote #1

Maybe it was a Patty Hearst thing. Stockholm syndrome or whatever it’s called when you’re being held against your will but then you become sucked in and fall in love. Or if not exactly love, you fall into something you can’t see out of. ‘I can’t shoot a machine gun’ becomes ‘Hey, this hardly has any kick-back! Picture Quote #1

I was struck with a bolt of distilled horror like I have never known before. Far worse than suddenly finding yourself walking through a prison cafeteria wearing Daisy Duke shorts and a Jane Fonda headband Picture Quote #1

Reading takes solitude and it takes focus Picture Quote #1

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I love to both give and receive very old books Picture Quote #1

I never listen to music when I write Picture Quote #1

Do not wait for the healing to arrive. It will never come. The holes will never leave or be filled with anything at all. But holes are interesting things Picture Quote #1

You deserve to need me, not to have me Picture Quote #1

He was raised without a proper diagnosis Picture Quote #1

But I am not here ironically; I am here sincerely Picture Quote #1

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His laugh is made if porch swings and lemonade Picture Quote #1

It was a salad bar of phobias Picture Quote #1

The past doesn’t haunt us, we haunt the past Picture Quote #1

Bad news should be followed with soup. Then a nap Picture Quote #1

Imperfections are attractive when their owners are happy with them Picture Quote #1

There’s not enough of me left over Picture Quote #1

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You manufacture beauty with your mind Picture Quote #1

Happiness is a treadmill of a goal for people who are not happy by nature. Being an unhappy person does not mean you must be sad or dark. You can be interested instead of happy Picture Quote #1

Saying just the right thing after a considerable, awkward pause is far less effective than saying the wrong thing with perfect timing. I'm telling you Picture Quote #1

When you have a blueprint for what happiness is, lay it over your life and see what you need to change so the images are more aligned Picture Quote #1

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them Picture Quote #1

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The most I would do was use the shadow tool in Photoshop to bring out the muscular rips in my stomach, which were honestly there. Beneath the fat Picture Quote #1

Everybody in recovery smokes. If you don't like smoking, don't even bother trying to get sober. Just stay drunk Picture Quote #1

And she's a nurse. do you know how hard nursing school is? it's like medical school. so she's obviously smart Picture Quote #1

Like cubic zirconia, I only look real. I'm an imposter. The fact is, I am not like other people Picture Quote #1

I slipped on a turtleneck, laughing when my head became stuck in the turtle part. If they weren't called turtlenecks, I wouldn't have worn them Picture Quote #1

I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions Picture Quote #1

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I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Self-pity is the bestiality of emotions: it absolutely disgusts people. When you’re feeling pity for yourself, and somebody says to you ‘You think maybe it’s time for the pity party to be over? You should stop feeling sorry for yourself and try to think positive,’ it makes you wish you could saw their head off (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Never work with children, puppies or bulimics (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Maybe it was a Patty Hearst thing. Stockholm syndrome or whatever it’s called when you’re being held against your will but then you become sucked in and fall in love. Or if not exactly love, you fall into something you can’t see out of. ‘I can’t shoot a machine gun’ becomes ‘Hey, this hardly has any kick-back! (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I was struck with a bolt of distilled horror like I have never known before. Far worse than suddenly finding yourself walking through a prison cafeteria wearing Daisy Duke shorts and a Jane Fonda headband (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Reading takes solitude and it takes focus (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I love to both give and receive very old books (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I never listen to music when I write (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Do not wait for the healing to arrive. It will never come. The holes will never leave or be filled with anything at all. But holes are interesting things (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) You deserve to need me, not to have me (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) He was raised without a proper diagnosis (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) But I am not here ironically; I am here sincerely (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) His laugh is made if porch swings and lemonade (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) It was a salad bar of phobias (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) The past doesn’t haunt us, we haunt the past (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Bad news should be followed with soup. Then a nap (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Imperfections are attractive when their owners are happy with them (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) There’s not enough of me left over (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) You manufacture beauty with your mind (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Happiness is a treadmill of a goal for people who are not happy by nature. Being an unhappy person does not mean you must be sad or dark. You can be interested instead of happy (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Saying just the right thing after a considerable, awkward pause is far less effective than saying the wrong thing with perfect timing. I'm telling you (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) So that’s what I’m here to become. And suddenly, this word fills me with a brand of sadness I haven’t felt since childhood. The kind of sadness you feel at the end of summer. When the fireflies are gone, the ponds have dried up and the plants are wilted, weary from being so green (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) When you have a blueprint for what happiness is, lay it over your life and see what you need to change so the images are more aligned (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) The most I would do was use the shadow tool in Photoshop to bring out the muscular rips in my stomach, which were honestly there. Beneath the fat (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Everybody in recovery smokes. If you don't like smoking, don't even bother trying to get sober. Just stay drunk (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) And she's a nurse. do you know how hard nursing school is? it's like medical school. so she's obviously smart (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) Like cubic zirconia, I only look real. I'm an imposter. The fact is, I am not like other people (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I slipped on a turtleneck, laughing when my head became stuck in the turtle part. If they weren't called turtlenecks, I wouldn't have worn them (Augusten Burroughs Quotes) I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions (Augusten Burroughs Quotes)

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