Himanshi
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I learnt that achievement does not arrive of its own accord and sit lightly on the shoulders. Achievement and success have to be sought out and fought for spiritedly on a day-to-day basis. She remains my greatest influence.
“He grabbed my chin, pulling me towards him. 'In my dreams,' he told me, his voice still as hard and cold as an iceberg, 'more interesting things happen. Things that involve the two of us'.”
― In the Eye of the Storm
― In the Eye of the Storm
“I would prefer a sword to fight duel, but a pen to plan a war.”
― Storm and Silence
― Storm and Silence
“heal the roots, to see the tree grow vibrant.”
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
“It is very sad to me that some people are so intent on leaving their mark on the world that they don’t care if that mark is a scar.”
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“Miika sighed, his tail drooping like a string that had lost its balloon. 'I just need some words of reassurance.'
'Well, I can reassure you that terrible things will probably happen.'
'Great.'
'Terrible things always happen.'
'Thanks.'
'But good things will also happen. Because that is what life is. You need the bad to know what good is. You need the dark to know the light.'
Miika thought of how Urga-burga cheese tasted. All the opposites mixed together, complementing each other like in life itself.
'I mean,' continued the Truth Pixie, 'think of the night sky. The stars wouldn't shine without all the darkness around them, would they?”
― A Mouse Called Miika
'Well, I can reassure you that terrible things will probably happen.'
'Great.'
'Terrible things always happen.'
'Thanks.'
'But good things will also happen. Because that is what life is. You need the bad to know what good is. You need the dark to know the light.'
Miika thought of how Urga-burga cheese tasted. All the opposites mixed together, complementing each other like in life itself.
'I mean,' continued the Truth Pixie, 'think of the night sky. The stars wouldn't shine without all the darkness around them, would they?”
― A Mouse Called Miika
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