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In my world death will come chasing. In your world it will start whispering in your ear to destroy yourself. I know this because it started whispering to me when I was in the detention center.
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Even for a girl like me, then, there comes a day when she can stop surviving and start living. To survive, you have to look good or talk good. But to end your story well— here is the truth— you have to talk yourself out of it.
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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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Chris Cleave
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Born:
May 14, 1973
(age 51)
Bio:
Chris Cleave is a British writer and journalist.
Known for:
The Other Hand (2008)
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven (2016)
Incendiary (2005)
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