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“the universe wants from us is two things: don’t do any intentional harm to yourself or anyone else, and get happy.”
― Leaving Time
― Leaving Time
“I have a theory that life is gathering the raw materials, and when we die, we get to make patterns out of our lives and relive them in whatever order we want. That way I can spend forever repeating the days when I was really happy, and never have to experience any of the sad days. So that's how you live a really great life. You make sure you have enough good days that you want to go back to.”
― Extraordinary Means
― Extraordinary Means
“redefine your goal, so that it’s not to pursue justice or punish unfairness but to accept the unfairness of the world, bear the humiliation and helplessness that go with it, and then seek to do the most good.”
― F*ck Feelings: One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems
― F*ck Feelings: One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems
“Girls you are stronger than you know.. If you don't like being treated like a doormat the get the f**k off the floor.”
― Wanted
― Wanted
“I read once that we’re all just dead stars looking back up to the sky, because everything we’re made of, even the hemoglobin in our blood, comes from the moment before a star dies.”
― Extraordinary Means
― Extraordinary Means
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