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" Some people are just quiet - they don't need to be talking all the time and aren't extroverted, but they're not necessarily afraid to talk. I'm not really a shy person. "

Chirlane McCray

Talk

Talking

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" I had never had a deep sense of belonging anywhere. I always felt I was an outsider. "

" My life was very compartmentalized. I went to a school that was all white, and then I went home and to my black family. "

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" It's really hard to get enough sleep, so I try to end my days by 9 P.M. so my husband and I have time to watch TV, chat, and then I like to read for at least half an hour before bed, but we have a lot of events, and there are places to go and people to talk to. "

" I was a lifeguard, camp counselor, the president of the YMCA Leaders Corps. I also took piano lessons. I was a dancer. "

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" Finding the right person can be so hard that often, when a person finally finds someone she or he is comfortable with, she or he just makes it work. "