What frightened me most was, I could no longer believe in my own life as a story. Everyone needs a story, a part to play in order to avoid the realization that life is without significance. How else do any of us survive? It’s what makes life bearable, even interesting. When it becomes neither, people say you’ve lost the plot. Or just lost it.
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I am still a little shocked. AMANDA WOLKE I'm so excited, ... It's so rewarding after so many nationals and after coming back from Worlds and ... AMANDA WEIR I came into this meet knowing I had a shot at winning the 100 and 50. That was my goal, so that's wh... AMANDA WEIR Faster than you can blink, I guess. AMANDA WEIR I had one of my best starts, AMANDA WEIR I talked to the Pandas coach at the University of Alberta a couple times. I was actually supposed to... AMANDA WEBER I don't know what I'm going to do next year. I'm thinking I might play or take a year off to ease th... AMANDA WEBER I always had other coaches and other players coming in when I was younger. So I just feel it's somet... AMANDA WEBER We're just trying to find our team style and our team dynamic and chemistry on the court. It's comin... AMANDA WEBER I usually give it to them before they ask. Both Loretta and I are fourth-year players and we always ... AMANDA WEBER The dynamic, team-wise off the field, was just awesome and that transferred to the team we had on th... AMANDA WEBER We scored goals and had limited success, but we didn't really have the team (last year) to show the ... AMANDA WEBER I've had a pretty good year. AMANDA WEBER When you get a new paycheck you can throw old ones out. You really only need to have the most recent... AMANDA WALKER We knew, win or lose, that we would play another game. AMANDA WALKER We're the only ones here, and some of us have adjoining rooms. When we found out it was Illinois, we... AMANDA WALKER With no students, the town is pretty quiet. AMANDA WALKER I knew I would be nervous because this is a big game. (Junior) Rachel Reed is the usual starter and ... AMANDA WALKER That's Checkers' gallbladder right there. It's estimated that on average, cat owners spent more than... AMANDA WALKER If you need a prescription drug, you may be able to find it at your local pharmacy, or a less expens... AMANDA WALKER I have lunch with him pretty much every day. There are not many people that wanted it as bad. AMANDA WALDENMAIER It was quiet; people were crying everywhere. A lot of people just stayed to themselves. AMANDA WALDENMAIER Seeing everyone else around me looking like someone killed their dog, I tried to be my own self and ... AMANDA WALDENMAIER The same men who are placing all these outrageous restrictions on women's freedoms in southern S... AMANDA LINDHOUT My faith in human decency was sorely tested at times during my captivity; however, after my release,... AMANDA LINDHOUT After being in captivity for so long, I can't begin to describe how wonderful it feels to be hom... AMANDA LINDHOUT I prefer theater, but I love to do films, and I prefer theater primarily because I've done more.... AMANDA PLUMMER It's not fair. It's not fair that he lets his rage take over, that he lets it rule him. I don't know... AMANDA GRACE But even when I stop crying, even when we fall asleep and I'm nestled in his arms, this will leave a... AMANDA GRACE But that was New Orleans for you. The old didn’t die here. They were just forgotten. AMANDA STEVENS A light rain touches my cheek like an angel's butterfly kisses. AMANDA MOSHER It's hard. Things were open for me tonight, but obviously we didn't win. It's nothing great. AMANDA BROWN They ran the play well. Props for them making it, but we should have been more prepared for that. AMANDA BROWN It's just really dry out there right now. AMANDA BROWN If you jump off the furniture, you're going into a time-out in your room. You're gonna crack your he... AMANDA BROWN