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Public speaking was a little like what she imagined a swim through piranha-infested waters would be like: scary, unnecessary, and possibly fatal.
It was funny how the smells of childhood cut through adulthood to remind you of how things used to be.
“We all have difficult choices in life,� he said. “It’s about finding what makes you truly happy and what propels you. What pushes you to fulfillment.�
“You know how you know it’s meant to be?� Buck asked. “Because when you see them, all your organs do little jumps from the adrenaline. It’s not only the way they look. It’s the way they move and the sound of their voice. And then they speak, and you nearly lose your mind. That’s how it works for me. You love every aspect of them. You want to get inside their head and know everything about them. And the thought of losing them tears you up, right here.� He pointed to his rib cage. “Like, you really get shredded, you know? Destroyed, I guess—that’s not too strong a word, because that’s how I
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it was hard to have perspective when you were in the middle of something your gut knew wasn’t right—and it was hard to accept that things weren’t going to turn out the way you wanted.
