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Butter

by Asako Yuzuki

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“Every person must choose how much truth he can stand.”
― Irvin D. Yalom, When Nietzsche Wept

tags: truth

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“You'll get used to it. In the end you won't even notice it anymore," he said.

"How is that possible? It will always be there, right before my eyes."

"Exactly," said Mattia. "Which is precisely why you won't see it anymore.”
― Paolo Giordano, The Solitude of Prime Numbers

tags: paolo-giordano, the-solitute-of-prime-numbers

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“Delegation is not a binary thing. There are shades of grey between a dictatorship and an anarchy.”
― Jurgen Appelo, #Workout: Games, Tools & Practices to Engage People, Improve Work, and Delight Clients

tags: agile, authority, delegation, leadership, management

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“Alice: Is it because she's successful?
Dan: No. It's because... she doesn't need me.”
― Patrick Marber, Closer: A Play

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“Today, we turn to one person to provide what an entire village once did: a sense of grounding, meaning, and continuity. At the same time, we expect our committed relationships to be romantic as well as emotionally and sexually fulfilling. Is it any wonder that so many relationships crumble under the weight of it all?”
― Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

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