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Mallory Ortberg Quotes: Depression cannot be overcome by listing a series of good things in one's life, any more than a broken foot can be healed by thinking about all the other bones you have that aren't broken.
         

Depression cannot be overcome by listing a series of good things in one's life, any more than a broken foot can be healed by thinking about all the other bones you have that aren't broken.


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It is so tempting to return rudeness with rudeness!

It is so tempting to return rudeness with rudeness!



If you don't like potlucks, the solution to your problem is "don't go to potlucks," not "insist other people don't have them."

If you don't like potlucks, the solution to your problem is "don't go to potlucks," not "insist other people don't have them."



Reconciliation is not possible when one party asks the other to obliterate all signs of their relationship.

Reconciliation is not possible when one party asks the other to obliterate all signs of their relationship.



Bad dental hygiene can lead to respiratory infections and an increased risk for heart disease and strokes.

Bad dental hygiene can lead to respiratory infections and an increased risk for heart disease and strokes.



So many people choose silence after the immediate wake of a death out of fear of saying something out of turn or "bringing up bad memories" that bereaved people often feel forgotten.

So many people choose silence after the immediate wake of a death out of fear of saying something out of turn or "bringing up bad memories" that bereaved people often feel forgotten.



There has to be some kind of personal hygiene bar that a person needs to clear in order for a relationship to be successful.

There has to be some kind of personal hygiene bar that a person needs to clear in order for a relationship to be successful.



You can care very much about someone without being capable of becoming their primary caregiver in the event of their parents' untimely death.

You can care very much about someone without being capable of becoming their primary caregiver in the event of their parents' untimely death.



Asexuality does not make our lives any worse or any better, we just face a different set of challenges than most sexual people.

Asexuality does not make our lives any worse or any better, we just face a different set of challenges than most sexual people.



It's one thing to be a high achiever; it's quite another to privately sneer at your girlfriend's friends after feigning friendliness because they have the "misfortune" to drive a bus for a living.

It's one thing to be a high achiever; it's quite another to privately sneer at your girlfriend's friends after feigning friendliness because they have the "misfortune" to drive a bus for a living.



LGBT youth face a much higher risk of violence and homelessness after being rejected by their family of origin.

LGBT youth face a much higher risk of violence and homelessness after being rejected by their family of origin.





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Rules and models destroy genius and art.



I'd like to see as many sports as I can because I have never had the chance to enjoy the other sports in the past.

I'd like to see as many sports as I can because I have never had the chance to enjoy the other sports in the past.



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Who gives to all, denies all.



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I consider myself neither legally nor morally bound to obey the laws made by a body in which I have no representation.



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You're right. Everyone in this room with a pulse is starting to smell really good. Okay. Back in the box, better safe than sorry.



I'm not the type that would ask for a number or ask him on a date, but I have approached a guy. I probably would tell a joke or say, "You're really cute."

I'm not the type that would ask for a number or ask him on a date, but I have approached a guy. I probably would tell a joke or say, "You're really cute."



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