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I am a twenty-something writer who lives alone in Manhattan, in a dream apartment with a doorman and even a walk-in closet. But unlike Carrie Bradshaw, I left my Mr. Big for good.

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We carry within us the stories of every emotion we’ve ever felt.

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Happiness has never been a consistent item in your life. But no matter what happened, happiness was always with you, and more importantly, all around you.

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In the photograph I was staring at there was a woman who appeared naked. I couldn’t really tell because she was facing away from the camera, lying across a hammock made from a fish net.