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1 " I'd heard of Evergreen Care Center before. Cass and I had always made fun of the stupid ads they ran on TV, featuring some dragged-out woman with a limp perm and big, painted-on circles under her eyes, downing vodka and sobbing uncontrollably. " We can't heal you at Evergreen" , the very somber voiceover said. " But we can help you to heal yourself." It had become our own running joke, applicable to almost anything. " Hey Cass, " I'd say, " hand me that toothpaste." " Caitlin," she'd say, her voice dark and serious. " I can't hand you the toothpaste. But I CAN help you hand the toothpaste to yourself. "

2 " Often, as she leafed through the sticky, plastic-coated pages, spotting herself with a frizzy perm or wearing a loud, printed blouse, she was struck by how long life was, and how much time had passed, and she wished she could go back and apologize to those closest to her, explain that she understood now. Impossible, and yet the urge to return and be a different person never lessened, grew only more acute. "

― Stewart O'Nan , Emily, Alone (Emily Maxwell, #2)

3 " I've always been intrigued by color and by interesting hair. I was one of those weird little girls doing my own hair at the age of 9. I was, like, getting weird gels and new brushes and cornrow holders. I would tweak and perm at the age of 13. "