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Love is a smoke rais’d with the fume of sighs; 185 Being purg’d, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes; Being vex’d, a sea nourish’d with lovers’ tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.
“Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“If you don’t get out there and define yourself, you’ll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others.”
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― Becoming
“When you have something to say, silence is a lie.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
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