“But the memories that hang heaviest are the easiest to recall. They hold in their creases the ability to change one's life, organically, forever. Even when you shake them out, they've left permanent wrinkles in the fabric of your soul.”

— Julie Gregory

Source: Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood

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