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• One of the large consolations for experiencing anything unpleasant is the knowledge that one can communicate it.
  -- Joyce Carol Oate...
• Yet the fact had no consciousness of itself except through me. -- Joyce Carol Oate
• Because there has been no one to stop me" has been one of the principles of my life.
  -- Joyce Carol Oate...
• Before falling in love, I was defined. Now I am undefined, weeds are growing in between my ribs.
  -- Joyce Carol Oate...
• Smile, things could get worse. And they will.
• Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. -- Lily Tomli
• Remember that whatever misfortune may be your lot, it could only be worse in Cleveland.
• Admittedly, there are a lot of things that are better than sex, and a lot more that are worse
  but there's nothing quite like it......