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Quote by Judith Guest
Geez, if I could get through to you, kiddo, that depression is not

Geez, if I could get through to you, kiddo, that depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling. Reduction, see? Of all feeling. People who keep stiff upper lips find that its damn hard to smile. – Judith Guest

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The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. – Eric Hoffer

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