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“So much of power is not what you do but what you do not do—the rash and foolish actions that you refrain from before they get you into trouble.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

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“It is not much good being wise among fools and sane among lunatics.”
― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

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“Each of us narrates our life as it suits us.”
― Elena Ferrante, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

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“[The world] is not a pretty place; and the only way to keep a footing in it is to fight it on its own terms - and above all, my dear, not alone!”
― Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth

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“More and more, as I think about history, I am convinced that everything that is worth while in the world has been accomplished by the free, inquiring, critical spirit, and that the preservation of this spirit is more important than any social system whatsoever.”
― Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here

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