Why Be Normal?

I gave up judging people a long time ago and have tried my very best to be authentically me. I've always hated fitting into any kind of trends and made sure to do and try different things out of my comfort zone.  I've always associated the word normal with a person who conforms, wants to blend in and likes to be told what to do.

Why be normal? Be rare. Be exceptional. Be different.

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"Normal, in our house, is like a blanket too short for a bed--sometimes it covers you just fine, and other times it leaves you cold and shaking; and worst of all, you never know which of the two it's going to be." Jodi Picoult (My Sister's Keeper)

"Everyone may be ordinary, but they're not normal." Haruki Murakami

"It may be normal, darling; but I'd rather be natural." Truman Capote (Breakfast at Tiffany's)

"I'd rather be weird and happy than normal and miserable." Susane Colasanti

"What is normal? Normal is only ordinary; mediocre. Life belongs to the rare, exceptional individual who dares to be different."  V.C. Andrews