“You know the greatest lesson of history? It’s that history is whatever the victors say it is. That’s the lesson. Whoever wins, that’s who decides the history. We act in our own self-interest. Of course we do. Name me a person or a nation who does not. The trick is figuring out where your interests are.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
“Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals.
If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.”
― The Light in the Heart
If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.”
― The Light in the Heart
“Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.”
― Fall of Kings
― Fall of Kings
“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
“Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
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