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“children believe that the world begins with their birth. But to be an adult was to acknowledge the endless circles of life that began before one’s time and would continue long after, to realize that one’s story was shaped and written by unknown others. His own history had begun so much earlier than his actual story began. Cyrus’s choices, made for reasons he wasn’t alive to defend or rationalize, had bled into his own. Remy looked around, and for a quick moment, he saw beyond the row of parked cars, the storefronts shuttered for the night, the dog raising its leg to pee on the tires of a parked scooter. Instead,”
― Thrity Umrigar, The Museum of Failures

“In short, I was not a favourite with Miss Murdstone. In short, I was not a favourite there with anybody, not even with myself; for those who did like me could not show it, and those who did not showed it so plainly that I had a sensitive consciousness”
― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.”
― Maria Konnikova, The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win

“Maggie was the only person she knew with genuine class. “Damn it to hell!” she yelled to the cats. “What ever happened to people behaving like ladies and gentlemen?” The cats had no clue, and got up and left the room. As she sat”
― Fannie Flagg, I Still Dream About You