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the classical school, learning is a three-part process. First, taste: Gain basic knowledge of your subject. Second, swallow: Take the knowledge into your own understanding by evaluating it. Is it valid? Is it true? Why? Third, digest: Fold
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“No, thanks. I’m busy being an island of sanity in a sea of utter madness,”
― The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories
― The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories
“Ultramarathons have a way of stripping you bare. All the outside layers are peeled away like an onion and you are left alone with your doubts and fears and a finish line that feels like an eternity away. But step after step, minute after minute, hour after hour that finish line gets closer. And when you find it all the doubts and fears vanish, replaced by triumph.”
― Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures From The Back Of The Pack
― Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures From The Back Of The Pack
“I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children.”
― I am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban
― I am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban
“I love you,’ he whispered, and kissed my brow. ‘Thorns and all.”
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
“My sadness is beautiful. It infuses everything I do. It is at the core of my identity and always has been, just as happiness is in some people. I refuse to be told that it's a flaw. I will not mute it with medications for the sake of society. I will hold it close to me and celebrate it rightfully while the rest of the world fails to see it for what it is and it will be their loss.”
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