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Finding yourself is not really how it works. You aren't a ten-dollar bill in last winter's coat pocket. You are also not lost. Your true self is right t...

Quote by Emily McDowell: “Finding yourself" is not really how it works. Y...” Find & Share Quotes with Friends Sign in with Facebook Sign in options Join Goodreads Emily McDowell > Quotes > Quotable Quote (?) Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more) "Finding yourself" is not really how it works. You aren't a ten-dollar bill in last winter's coat pocket. You are also not lost. Your true self is right there, buried under cultural conditioning, other people's opinions, and inaccurate conclusions you drew as a kid that became your beliefs about wh

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