I want to go to sleep and not wake up, but I don't want to die. I want…

Laurie Halse Anderson
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I want to go to sleep and not wake up, but I don't want to die. I want to eat like a normal person eats, but I need to see my bones or I will hate myself even more and I might cut my heart out or take every pill that was ever made. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.154, Penguin
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I want to go to sleep and not wake up, but I don't want to die. I want to eat like a normal person eats, but I need to see my bones or I will hate myself even more and I might cut my heart out or take every pill that was ever made. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2009). Wintergirls, p.154, Penguin

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