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“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― Babel
― Babel
“I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn't.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities”
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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