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“You need to learn to live with yourself, not others,” he went on. “That’s the difficult part. When you learn to accept your own nature, it will start to feel peaceful, not frantic. Maybe then you’ll stop throwing yourself at such terrible
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“You need to learn to live with yourself..”- Martha's conversation with her dad
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“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.”
― Player Piano
― Player Piano
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
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“Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
― Hamlet
― Hamlet
“Son, you can't go around painting yourself black, you hear?"
"Why not, Papa?"
"Because they'll take you away."
"Why?"
"Because you shouldn't want to be like black people or Jewish people or anyone who is...not us."
"Who are Jewish people?"
"You know my oldest customer, Mr. Kaufmann? Where we bought your shoes?"
"Yes."
"Well, he's Jewish."
"I didn't know that. Do you have to pay to be Jewish? Do you need a license?"
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"...you've got beautiful blond hair and big safe blue eyes. You should be happy with that; is that clear?”
― The Book Thief
"Why not, Papa?"
"Because they'll take you away."
"Why?"
"Because you shouldn't want to be like black people or Jewish people or anyone who is...not us."
"Who are Jewish people?"
"You know my oldest customer, Mr. Kaufmann? Where we bought your shoes?"
"Yes."
"Well, he's Jewish."
"I didn't know that. Do you have to pay to be Jewish? Do you need a license?"
.....
"...you've got beautiful blond hair and big safe blue eyes. You should be happy with that; is that clear?”
― The Book Thief
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Irina’s 2025 Year in Books
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