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Celine Nguyen's avatar

This was lovely to read. I'm always drawn to the rules for living that others establish for themselves, and the three you close with (especially "The stories we tell ourselves come with an ending. Don’t let yours be a tragedy") are especially powerful.

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sara jin li's avatar

thank you so much, celine! it means a lot to me that you read this piece. would love to hear about your rules if you have them!

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Hunter Limbaugh's avatar

I thought this was beautiful the first time I read it. It’s more beautiful the second time.

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sara jin li's avatar

i love you!

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elizabeth's avatar

i'm 16 and honestly i think i've read this everyday since i got it in my email, so much to the point where i've even written it down in my journal lol. thank you so much for this

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Alejandro Piña's avatar

Ahhh beautiful! Thank you

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