She always did feel sharp for things that was done wrong to her. I think she felt hurts more, say, than me. It's cause she's smarter; she got more person to hurt.

Joann Greenberg
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She always did feel sharp for things that was done wrong to her. I think she felt hurts more, say, than me. It's cause she's smarter; she got more person to hurt. When we’re young, it’s easy to brush off a little hurt and pretend nothing happened.

But as we grow up, we tend to understand the real meaning behind those simple words. You may think you can handle a little pain or injury, but as you get older and become more aware of your mistakes and shortcomings, you start to realize how much it hurts to be wronged.

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