I'm the kind of person who would rather get my hopes up really high an…

Mindy Kaling
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I'm the kind of person who would rather get my hopes up really high and watch them get dashed to pieces than wisely keep my expectations at bay and hope they are exceeded. This quality has made me a needy and theatrical friend, but has given me a spectacularly dramatic emotional life. ✨ Mindy Kaling (2011). Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), p.70, Three Rivers Press
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