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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)

by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)

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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

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It makes sense that so many introverts hide even from themselves. We live with a value system that I call the Extrovert Ideal—the omnipresent belief that the ideal self is gregarious, alpha, and comfortable in the spotlight. The archetypal ...more

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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

tags: dreams, life

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“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
― Allen Saunders

tags: fate, life, misattributed-john-lennon, planning, plans

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“To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.”
― François Mauriac

tags: love, miracles

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“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: inspirational, life, yourself

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“I don't know how to say it, but after last night I feel different. I seem to see ahead, in a kind of way. I know we are going to take a very long road, into darkness; but I know I can't turn back. It isn't right to see Elves now, nor dragons, nor mountains, that I want - I don't rightly know what I want: but I have something to do before the end, and it lies ahead, not in the Shire. I must see it through, sir, if you understand me.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: frodo-baggins, hobbit, inspirational-attitude, sam-gamgee, samwise-the-brave, the-shire

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