It's really going to happen. I really won't ever go back to school. Not ever. I'll never be famous or leave anything worthwhile behind. I'll never go to college or have a job. I won't see my brother grow up. I won't travel, never earn money, never drive, never fall in love or leave home or get my own house. It's really, really true. A thought stabs up, growing from my toes and ripping through me, until it stifles everything else and becomes the only thing I'm thinking. It fills me up like a silent scream. . Jenny Downham
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When you say you don't want to do something, that's a huge step. It's a step that many of us never take because we always have that voice in our head telling us that it's going to happen. We all have those voices, but the thing is they're usually the voices of others. When you make the choice to not go back and try again, it's a big deal.

A big deal for you and a big deal for those who care about you. If you stay quiet, they might never know how much you tried and how hard you tried.

Source: Before I Die

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