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“At long last he was unencumbered, emancipated from the stifling world of his parents and peers, a world of abstraction and security and material excess, a world in which he felt grievously cut off from the raw throb of existence.”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild
“Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.”
― Valley of the Dolls
― Valley of the Dolls
“Never judge anyone by another's opinions. We all have different sides that we show to different people.”
― Valley of the Dolls
― Valley of the Dolls
“Love shouldn't make a beggar of one. I wouldn't want love if I had to beg for it, to barter or qualify it. And I should despise it if anyone ever begged for my love. Love is something that must be given -- it can't be bought with words or pity, or even reason.”
― Valley of the Dolls
― Valley of the Dolls
“Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.”
― Valley of the Dolls
― Valley of the Dolls
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