“It is a theory of mine,” I said, warming to my theme, “that we owe most of our great inventions and most of the achievements of genius to idleness
“Great events turn on small hinges.”
― The Institute
― The Institute
“Guilt is the fear of one's own wretchedness. It has nothing to do with other people.”
― Educated
― Educated
“...Sometimes fighting isn't about leaving, it's about staying. It takes practice to get it right, and it's painful, but if you want to stay with people, you do it.”
― Love Lettering
― Love Lettering
“I weep because you cannot save people. You can only love them. You can’t transform them, you can only console them.”
― Nearer the Moon: From "A Journal of Love": The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1937-1939
― Nearer the Moon: From "A Journal of Love": The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1937-1939
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