Aletheia

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Aletheia’s Quotes

“There are times in life when people must know when not to let go. Balloons are designed to teach small children this.”
― Terry Pratchett

tags: letting-go, tenacity

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“Seeing things a human shouldn't have to see makes us human.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

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“If I now recognize evil in other people, is it not because I have become evil too?”
― Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club

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“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

tags: adventure, change, discworld, growth, travel

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“Never mind. Point being that you don't have to get too worked up about us, dear educated minds. You don't have to think of us as real girls, real flesh and blood, real pain, real injustice. That might be too upsetting. Just discard the sordid part. Consider us pure symbol. We're no more real than money.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad

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