Foreword

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"You smile. You smile and say you're okay. You smile and say you're a little sad. But deep down you want to scream and cry, right?"

"Don't you get it? If I'm not first, I might as well be last."

"What's the point of this? What's the point of trying so hard?"

"I look in the mirror, and I hate what I see. I hate what I've become. This life... it's not living, it's surviving."

"I want to be known for me! I want others to look at me, and know that I got where I am because I worked hard."

"They tell me I shouldn't be here. Sometimes I think they're right. Sometimes I think they should go fuck themselves."

"I want to be a kid again. Remember when we were kids? Remember when things were easier?"

"Look at them. Look at us. You know what's the difference? Nothing. Absolutely nothing, except that we need to be perfect, and they don't."


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