

“I wondered what things what things became when you no longer needed them, and I wondered what the future would hold once we'd gotten past our personal tragedies and proven them ultimately survivable.”
― The Beginning of Everything
― The Beginning of Everything

“Jonathan Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reasons that a gull's life is so short, and with those gone from his thought, he lived a long fine life indeed.”
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull
― Jonathan Livingston Seagull

“manusia mungkin tidak punya kapasitas untuk mengampuni (barangkali hanya Tuhan yang bisa mengampuni), maka yang bisa kita lakukan adalah berdamai. Berdamai dengan sisi gelap yang tak bisa kita kuasai”
― Manjali dan Cakrabirawa
― Manjali dan Cakrabirawa

“Focus on making yourself better, not on thinking that you are better.”
― The Secrets of Worldly Wisdom: Your Key to Unlocking Success
― The Secrets of Worldly Wisdom: Your Key to Unlocking Success
“Impossible is Nothing,” it said. “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
― The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir
― The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir
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