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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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“There is a different between trashing someone's reputation for sport and telling one's own truth.”
― Sara Benincasa

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“I have always been suspicious of those who give advice without admitting their own misdeeds and missteps. To me, the most authentic insight comes from those who acknowledge their own shortcomings and readily admit they are still working on improving themselves each and every day.”
― Sara Benincasa, Real Artists Have Day Jobs: And Other Awesome Things They Don't Teach You in School

tags: advice, artist, creative, nonfiction, self-help, writing

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“Believe me when I tell you that no matter how much time you spend at the office, it’s just a side gig.”
― Sara Benincasa, Real Artists Have Day Jobs:

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“Basically, I needed to stop treating people like symbols and starting treating people like, well, people.... Person-to-person contact is the most important aspect of change. It is hard to look into another person's eyes and hear their honest story and still fear them, or hate them, or see them as less than you.”
― Sara Benincasa, Real Artists Have Day Jobs: And Other Awesome Things They Don't Teach You in School

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“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

tags: disappointment, loneliness, loner, solitude

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