“If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.”
― Letters from a Stoic
― Letters from a Stoic
“Rain makes me feel less alone. All rain is, is a cloud- falling apart, and pouring its shattered pieces down on top of you. It makes me feel good to know I'm not the only thing that falls apart . It makes me feel better to know other things in nature can shatter.”
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“I think if you study--if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else.”
― It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider
― It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider
“I wanted to punch him and understand him at the same time.”
― Take Me Tomorrow
― Take Me Tomorrow
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