Nic Sheff quote: "It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and pretend to have some semblance of control. But control was something I'd lost a long time ago."

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You cannot control what other people do, only how you react to it.
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FRANK ROGERS

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I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me.
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Why did you marry Dad, Mom?"
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You must have traveled all night,” she heard herself say.
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Not everyone has the time to be normal.
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They do not have control over how they react to the gas.
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It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and pretend to have some semblance of control. But control was something I'd lost a long time ago.

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It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and pretend to have some semblance of control. But control was something I'd lost a long time ago.

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