“Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring.”
― Mary
― Mary
“failure is a feeling long before it’s an actual result.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done in life, any choice that I’ve made. But I’m consumed with regret for the things I didn’t do, the choices I didn’t make, the things I didn’t say. We spend so much time being afraid of failure, afraid of rejection. But regret is the thing we should fear most. Failure is an answer. Rejection is an answer. Regret is an eternal question you will never have the answer to. “What if…” “If only…” “I wonder what would have…” You will never, never know, and it will haunt you for the rest of your days.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Real museums are places where Time is transformed into Space.”
― The Museum of Innocence
― The Museum of Innocence
“One is always at home in one's past...”
― Speak, Memory
― Speak, Memory
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