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But this is not an easy option.
“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
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“You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.”
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“I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
“To force a female to do things in male fashion is not equal opportunity, it is distorted idealism.”
― I Can Read You Like A Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People Are Really Sending With Their Body Language
― I Can Read You Like A Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People Are Really Sending With Their Body Language
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
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