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Charisma does not originate inside the person called “charismatic.” It comes from the need of others to believe that special people exist.
“I'm saying every man is in a cage of his own making.”
― The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
― The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
“Who is he?" I ask, impressed by the strength in my voice.
"I've no idea," he says, blowing smoke into the wind. "I'd call him the devil if I thought this place anything so mundane as hell.”
― The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
"I've no idea," he says, blowing smoke into the wind. "I'd call him the devil if I thought this place anything so mundane as hell.”
― The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
“Maybe that’s how it always is, I thought—we all just go along, catching glimpses of one another, thinking we know everything.”
― The Scent Keeper
― The Scent Keeper
“Women had made progress - Jo only had to look as far as the television set to see it - but she wondered whether they would ever not try to have it all and do it all and do it all flawlessly. Would the day ever come when simply doing your best would be enough?”
― Mrs. Everything
― Mrs. Everything
“If time was currency, we were all going broke.”
― Whisper Network
― Whisper Network
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