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“Youth ends when egotism does; maturity begins when one lives for others.”
― Gertrude
― Gertrude
“What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.”
― Mockingjay
― Mockingjay
“It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.”
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“Real patriots are the women who witnessed their assaulter claim dominion over red, white, and blue and still choose to call themselves American.”
― Sour
― Sour
“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.”
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Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
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