Self-pity is a dead-end road. You make the choice to drive down it. It…

Cheryl Strayed
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Self-pity is a dead-end road. You make the choice to drive down it. It's up to you to decide to stay parked there or to turn around and drive out. ✨ Cheryl Strayed (2015). Brave Enough: A Mini Instruction Manual for the Soul, p.14, Atlantic Books Ltd
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