If you’re always aiming for perfection, you won’t make anything at all.
“I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend.”
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
“We look to the stories of our origins to make sense of things, to remember who we are. The role of origin stories...is to enlighten the present by recalling the past. Origin stories are rarely straightforward history. Over the years, they morph into a colorful amalgam of truth and myth, nostalgia and cautionary tale, the shades of their significance brought out by the particular light of a particular moment. —Rachel Held Evans”
― Immigrant Secrets: The Search for My Grandparents
― Immigrant Secrets: The Search for My Grandparents
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