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“she came to believe “that there are good and bad persons of every shade of complexion.”
― Ilyon Woo, Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

“Teachers and helpers of all kinds will be of limited use if they are doing their work to build up their own egos. In fact, setting out to help others is a very quick way to pop the bubble of ego.”
― Pema Chödrön, Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears

“He did not hate his wife, but felt for her the kind of affection a man usually reserves for an excitable puppy. Her immediate acceptance of his every opinion and observation was both disheartening and a little hilarious to him. There was not a single criticism he could offer that she would not immediately accept as true. He made a game out of it.”
― Joe Hill, The Fireman

“Accept the pain, but don't accept that you deserved it.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer