“When I was bullied: you manned-up. You learned something. You realized: I'm not getting the gold star. You realized: you lose. Deal with it.”

—  Bret Easton Ellis

On being bullied and the It Gets Better Project <br class="br"> http://twitter.com/#!/BretEastonEllis/status/143539970307653632

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