Quotes and sayings

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And kid, you've got to love yourself. You got to wake up at 4 in the morning and stare at the birds drowning in the darkness of the dawn while brewing black coffee. You've got to sit next to the man at the train station who's reading your favorite book and start a conversation. You've got to come home after a bad day and burn your skin from a hot shower and then wash all your sheets until they smell of lemon detergent you bought for $4 at the local grocery store. You've got to stop taking everything so personally because you're not the Moon kissing the black sky. You've got to compliment someone's crooked eyebrows at an art fair and tell them that their eyes remind you of green swimming pools in mid-july. You got to stop letting yourself get upset about things that won't matter in two years. Sleep in on Saturday mornings and wake yourself up early on Sunday. You've got to stop worrying about what you're going to tell her when she finds out and you've got to stop over thinking why he stopped caring about you over 6 months ago. You've got to stop asking everyone for their opinions and say you know what it doesn't matter. Love yourself kiddo, you've got to love yourself...

- anonymous