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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves”
― Like Water for Chocolate
― Like Water for Chocolate
“Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue).”
― The Other Side of Life
― The Other Side of Life
“Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.”
― Maktub
― Maktub
“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”
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