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Having words for these forms makes the differences between them so much more obvious. With words at your disposal, you can see more clearly. Finding the words is another step in learning to see.
“There are some moments in life that are like pivots around which your existence turns—small intuitive flashes, when you know you have done something correct for a change, when you think you are on the right track. I watched a pale dawn streak the cliffs with Day-glo and realized this was one of them. It was a moment of pure, uncomplicated confidence—and lasted about ten seconds.”
― Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
― Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
“I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.”
― Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
― Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
“La vida está fuera. La vida de verdad. A Laure le da miedo salir, al mismo tiempo se muere de ganas. Tiene que volver a aprender a vivir sola, a ocuparse de sí misma. Tiene que abandonar esa habitación sobrecalentada cuyas ventanas no se abren, esos horarios inamovibles, esos rituales unificados, blandidos contra el vagabundeo. No está segura de ser capaz. Sin embargo, sabe que ha de ser ahora o nunca. Que ha llegado la hora de hacer las maletas, de vaciar el armario, de descolgar los collages de la pared.”
― Jours sans faim
― Jours sans faim
“Con los años no es que se profundice lo peor de uno, sino que por fin sale a la luz.”
― Betibú
― Betibú
“The two important things that I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavour is taking the first step, making the first decision.”
― Tracks
― Tracks
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