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Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy

by Christopher L. Hayes

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This Is How You Lose Her

by Junot Díaz

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Josh’s Quotes

“We were on our way to the twentieth floor, sharing the elevator with two suits that had men inside them.”
― Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole

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“Success, after all, loves a witness, but failure can't exist without one.”
― Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

tags: failure, success

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“I got my heart's desire, and there my troubles began.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magicians

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“What a nasty act of cruelty, giving a dying man his last wish. Don't you realize he doesn't want it? His real wish is not to die.”
― Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole

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“I think that's the real loss of innocence: the first time you glimpse the boundaries that will limit your potential.”
― Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole

tags: self-awareness, self-discovery

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