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“I didn’t think it was my job to accept what everyone said I was and who I should be.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― Jack Kerouac, On the Road

“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.”
― August Wilson