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While my peers stayed up late and played video games, I built good sleep habits and went to bed early each night. In the messy world of a college dorm, I made a point to keep my room neat and tidy. These improvements were minor, but they
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“You’re depressed, not crazy. It’s not insane to be depressed in this world. It’s more sane than being happy. I never trust those upbeat individuals who grin no matter what’s going on. Those are the ones with a screw loose, if you ask me.”
― Hello Beautiful
― Hello Beautiful
“We must believe in our souls that we are somebody, that we are significant, that we are worthful, and we must walk the streets of life every day with this sense of dignity and this sense of somebody-ness.”
― The Nickel Boys
― The Nickel Boys
“Літо перевалило за половину, а друга половина літа, як відомо, втричі коротша. Після неї воно більше не йде, а стрімко добігає кінця.”
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― Спитайте Мієчку
“Perhaps his life might have veered elsewhere if the US government had opened the country to colored advancement like they opened the army. But it was one thing to allow someone to kill for you and another to let him live next door.”
― The Nickel Boys
― The Nickel Boys
“You can change the law but you can’t change people and how they treat each other.”
― The Nickel Boys
― The Nickel Boys
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