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No matter how much you love someone, give someone, or sacrifice for someone, that will not guarantee that they will love you back.

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The problem isn’t that people can’t recognize a bad relationship when they’re in it.

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With the nice guys, it’s always easier to take the relationship for granted. They are the ones that we hurt unintentionally and feel guilty about for the longest time.

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It’s time to admit to yourself that he doesn’t miss you, no matter how much you wish he did.

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Spoiler Alert: Not taking care of yourself (physically, mentally, and everything in between) is why you feel like shit.

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2017 is the year to prove to the world that you have every reason to be in it — that you are allowed to take up space. It is the year you finally accept that you are the only person who defines your value in life, that you are the only person who defines your worth.

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We lose battles, we miss opportunities, we mess up. That’s part. That’s when we master the art of getting up, striving harder and being better.

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You could spend your entire life asking yourself what you did wrong, or what it was about you that wasn’t good enough for him, what it was that other women had that you were missing.

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Breakthroughs are always sneaky. They disguise themselves as breakdowns but then, suddenly, you pull through them cleansed and clear.

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Junkies Die Alone is a collection of transgressive narrative poetry that explores, in naked, unflinching detail, the day to day struggles of life as a drug addict.