JL Mohnkern
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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
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“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.”
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“Life is rich it’s full of gifts-the more you have the more there is to share. You know its men with small souls who think there isn’t enough to go around. They fight to keep their little grasp on their tiny piece of the world and they’re always angry because they’re never satisfied. They’re cursed with a hole they can never fill. They may get things done but they can never keep what they’ve achieved.”
― Book of Shadows
― Book of Shadows
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")”
― Letter to My Daughter
(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")”
― Letter to My Daughter
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