There's so much shame involved in not being like everyone else. But I learned that the things that made me unique were good. Dealing with problems can be awful. But in the end I got positive results. I don't think I would have been a writer if I didn't have anxiety.
Jenny LawsonIf you enjoyed high school, you were probably a psychopath or a cheerleader. Or possibly both.
Jenny LawsonHave you ever been homesick for someplace that doesn't actually exist anymore? Someplace that exists only in your mind?
Jenny LawsonThat night I looked up at those same stars, but I didn't want any of those things. I didn't want Egypt, or France, or far-flung destinations. I just wanted to go back to my life from my childhood, just to visit it, and touch it, and to convince myself that yes, it had been real.
Jenny Lawson