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“By concentrating on what I was grateful for, I was able to stave off despair.”
― A House in the Sky
― A House in the Sky
“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.”
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“Because that’s the thing about the exact moment when you get somewhere that has required effort: There’s a freeze-frame instant of total fulfillment, when every expectation has been met and the world is perfect.”
― A House in the Sky
― A House in the Sky
“If you want something really important to be done you must not merely satisfy the reason, you must move the heart also.”
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“It's difficult to see the glass ceiling because it's made of glass. Virtually invisible. What we need is for more birds to fly above it and shit all over it, so we can see it properly.”
― How to Be a Woman
― How to Be a Woman
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