“People like you to be something, preferably what they are.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
― Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
― Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
“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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“There's more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“All great and precious things are lonely.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
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