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“We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.”
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“I don't want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.”
― This Side of Paradise
― This Side of Paradise
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
― The Cost of Living
― The Cost of Living
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