By trying to find fulfillment in what is fleeting, we are running after a hologram…a mirage.
“They say the best men are born out of their faults and that they often improve later on, more than if they'd never done anything wrong.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“Do I care enough? If so, then I don't care about what other people think about my presence in a room or conversation”
― This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
― This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
“It was a fascinating contradiction to both stand out and completely fade into the background at the same time. But being the first is all about contradictions.”
― This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
― This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
“A job well done is a reward in its own right,”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“Most of us only live for the time that lies right ahead of us. A few days, weeks, years. One of the most painful moments in a person’s life probably comes with the insight that an age has been reached when there is more to look back on than ahead.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
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