A self-imposed double obligation was formed, firstly to use my skills for the betterment of other people, and secondly to justify the existence of my mother. I was beginning to put shape on my future.
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
― Dune
― Dune
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
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