I told her once I wasn’t good at anything. She told me survival is a talent.

Susanna Kaysen
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  4. Lunatics are similar to designated hitters. Often an entire family is crazy, but since an entire family can't go into the hospital, one person is designated as crazy and goes inside. Then, depending on how the rest of the family is feeling that person is...

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