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“Bà già bán khói cũng nói, sống là một thứ bổn phận trời dúi vào tay, cầm thì khổ mà không cầm áy náy.”
― Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, Sông

“Nhiều người sợ nỗi buồn. Nhưng tôi không sợ. Tôi chỉ sợ một cuộc sống không buồn không vui, nói chung là nhạt nhẽo. Đôi khi chúng ta cũng cần có nỗi buồn làm bạn, nhất là lúc cuộc sống bỗng dưng trống trải và cảm giác cô độc xâm chiếm ta từng phút.”
― Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, Cho tôi xin một vé đi tuổi thơ

“Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to used during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Each of us has such a bank, it's name is time. Every morning, it credits you 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off at a lost, whatever of this you failed to invest to a good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against "tomorrow". You must live in the present on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and health. The clock is running. Make the most of today.”
― Marc Levy, If Only It Were True

“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”
― James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones