"Let me tell you what I do know: I am more than one thing, and not all of those things are good. The truth is complicated. Itâ€™s two-toned, multi-vocal, bittersweet. I used to think that if I dug deep enough to discover something sad and ugly, Iâ€™d know it was something true. Now Iâ€™m trying to dig deeper. I didnâ€™t want to write these pages until there were no hard feelings, no sharp ones. I do not have that luxury. I am sad and angry and I want everyone to be alive again. I want more landmarks, less landmines. I want to be grateful but Iâ€™m having a hard time with it."

-- Richard Siken

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