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1 " He had the kind of skill that if you thought about having sex with him, you couldn’t get the idea of it out of your head until you had it, like really good sushi or the right to vote. "
― Courtenay Hameister , Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went from Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things
2 " Anxious people are braver than the un-anxious, because we do it anyway, every single day. We're faced with fear on a regular basis and we push through it in order to simply live our lives. And that's something to be proud of.Also, we're kind of lucky, we anxious few. Because when you're scared of everything, everything is an adventure. "
3 " I was distracted from the fact that I was making the classic rookie mistake: As I fell into him, I fell away from myself, almost completely. I was so grateful to him for loving me that I was perfectly happy to step into his life and leave mine behind. "
4 " I think falling in love is half attraction to the best parts of someone and half gratitude for that person's ability to forgive the worst parts of you. "
5 " Anxious people are braver than the un-anxious, because we do it anyway, every single day. We’re faced with fear on a regular basis, and we push through it in order to simply live our lives. And that’s something to be proud of. "
6 " One afternoon in early August I was sitting in my backyard with a group of friends chatting over drinks, and one of them asked what was going on with me.I imparted a few of my dating escapades from the weeks prior -- using all of the ridiculous monikers I'd given all my OkCupid paramours, like Weirdly-Obsessed-with-Sake Guy or Pretty-Sure-He-Hates-Me Guy.She listened for a while, then said, "Okay, well, do you have any stories that don't revolve around looking for a man? Like, stories about other stuff you're doing with your life?"Her message was clear. She thought I was better than this. But I wasn't. I'm not. "
7 " I was proud that I’d done a thing for twelve years that turned into something truly special. But I was even prouder that I’d done a thing for twelve years despite the fact that it scared the shit out of me. And now I was scared again. It’s scary to leave a shiny beautiful thing for a new thing whose luster level is unclear. "
8 " Anyone can be amazing and perfect when you don’t know a goddamned thing about him. "
― Courtenay Hameister
9 " Given the opportunity, I love to take time to regret how long it took me to become a “serious writer.” I regret allowing myself to get heavy in college. I regret being financially irresponsible and unable to buy a house before Portland’s housing boom began, back when I could’ve gotten a $500,000 house for $150,000. I regret not flossing. I regret the tax debt I incurred when I was freelancing. I regret the years I lost to heartbreak. I regret the bilevel haircut I got when I was a sophomore in high school. I usually finish it all off by imagining what it’ll be like to die homeless and alone because of my mental illness and all the financial and personal mistakes I’ve made. That sort of thing. That’s why I take my phone to bed with me. "
10 " Like many women, I’ve spent a lot of time in my life enduring subtly uncomfortable situations in order to avoid overtly uncomfortable situations. "
