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“The true hero is flawed. The true test of a champion is not whether he can triumph, but whether he can overcome obstacles - preferably of his own making - in order to triumph.”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
“I don't think we did go blind, I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see.”
― Blindness
― Blindness
“I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
“The problem with the police is not that they are fascist pigs but that our country is ruled by majoritarian pigs.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me
“That which is around me does not affect my mood; my mood affects that which is around me.”
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
― The Art of Racing in the Rain
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