"Why does it help to read others' stories? It is not only that misery loves company, because (I learned) misery is too self-absorbed to want much company. Others' experiences did help with my emotional struggle..."

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Source : David Sheff (2009). “Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction”, p.11, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

David Sheff

#Struggle Quotes #Emotional Quotes #Self Quotes

“The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and I'm not denying they exist. But it's a far more philistine country than people think.”
“I have grown used to the fact that public repentance is the most unacceptable option for the modern politician.”
“Often touching . . . Monumental Propaganda is a novel that slashes and rips . . . In his translation, Andrew Bromfield deftly shifts his tone and tools as required, remaining true to Voinovich's Vonnegut-like playfulness and appreciation of the absurb.”
“When I look up at the screen and see myself I always have to laugh. Not because I think I'm doing a horrible job, quite the contrary, I just feel it's so surreal to feel like one person can entertain so many at one time.”
“When God gives a promise, He always tries our faith. Just as the roots of trees take firmer hold when they are contending with the wind, so faith takes a firmer hold when it struggles with adverse appearances.”
“I don't know if I was a funny kid. I would say I was a loud and weird kid.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The growth of equality â€¦ calls for decisions, mechanisms and processes directed to a better distribution of wealth, the creation of sources of employment and an integral promotion of the poor, which goes beyond a simple welfare mentality.”
“There's a history of English literature where the best boils to the top, and Jane Austen stands right at the top of that.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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