Quotes by Jenny Lawson

Jenny Lawson

…and whenever I had menstral cramps, I could just pretend that Voldemort was close.

Cramps

…you are defined not by life’s imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them.

Imperfect

Moments

Reactions

[On acupuncture:] The needles are small and won’t hurt at all. In fact, they’ll feel good. Ha, ha! Just kidding. They feel like needles. Because they are.

Feel Good

Health

Hurt

A friend is someone who knows where all your bodies are buried. Because they’re the ones who helped you put them there.” And sometimes, if you’re really lucky, they help you dig them back up.

Body

Helping

Lucky

A house should look lived in, and I consider it clean as long as I don’t stick to it and it doesn’t give me cholera.

Giving

House

Long

A hug is like a strangle you haven’t finished yet.

Affection

Havens

Hug

Because you are defined not by life’s imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them. And because there is joy in embracing – rather than running from – the utter absurdity of life.

Absurdity Of Life

Joy

Running

But really, what else are you going to talk about in line at the liquor store? Childhood trauma seems like the natural choice, since it’s the reason why most of us are in line there to begin with.

Childhood

Choices

Liquor Stores

Dissension is healthy, even when it gets loud.

Dissension

Healthy

Loud

Even at age 10, I already knew that I was different from most people. My anxiety disorder was still years from being diagnosed, but it affected me quite deeply. I was too afraid to speak out in class, too nervous to make real friends.

Anxiety Disorder

Real

Speaks Out

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Absurdity Of Life

Affection

Agency

Anxiety

Anxiety Disorder

Appreciative

Arms

Bars

Be Good

Bitter

Block

Body

Book

Breathing

Brother

Calm

Cancer

Cat

Cheerleader

Childhood

Children

Choices

Cougars

Cramps

Crazy

Creating

Curtains

Cutting

Different

Dishwashers

Dissension

Doodling

Doors

Embarrassing

Energy

Facts

Father

Feel Good

Firsts

Foxes

Girl

Girlfriend

Giving

Goes On

Good Enough

Grandmother

Grandpa

Gun

Guy

Hate

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Quotes by Jenny Lawson

Jenny Lawson

…and whenever I had menstral cramps, I could just pretend that Voldemort was close.

…you are defined not by life’s imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them.

[On acupuncture:] The needles are small and won’t hurt at all. In fact, they’ll feel good. Ha, ha! Just kidding. They feel like needles. Because they are.

A friend is someone who knows where all your bodies are buried. Because they’re the ones who helped you put them there.” And sometimes, if you’re really lucky, they help you dig them back up.

A house should look lived in, and I consider it clean as long as I don’t stick to it and it doesn’t give me cholera.

A hug is like a strangle you haven’t finished yet.

Because you are defined not by life’s imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them. And because there is joy in embracing – rather than running from – the utter absurdity of life.

But really, what else are you going to talk about in line at the liquor store? Childhood trauma seems like the natural choice, since it’s the reason why most of us are in line there to begin with.

Dissension is healthy, even when it gets loud.

Even at age 10, I already knew that I was different from most people. My anxiety disorder was still years from being diagnosed, but it affected me quite deeply. I was too afraid to speak out in class, too nervous to make real friends.

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