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"School is an arduous thing. Sure, there are a few who sail through it like a yacht on a breeze, untouched by its breathless cruelty, but the vast majority would agree that it's ghastly." — May 19, 2026 04:26PM
"School is an arduous thing. Sure, there are a few who sail through it like a yacht on a breeze, untouched by its breathless cruelty, but the vast majority would agree that it's ghastly." — May 19, 2026 04:26PM
“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
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“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
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“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.”
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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
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