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“I’ll tell you what leadership is. It’s persuasion—and conciliation—and education—and patience. It’s long, slow, tough work. That’s the only kind of leadership I know—or believe in—or will practice.”
― Jon Meacham, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels

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“You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.”
― Lewis Carroll

tags: childrens-books, creativity, eccentricity, genius, humour, madness

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“Some people come into your life as blessings; others come into your life as lessons.”
― J.L. Weil, Redeeming Angel

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“The pain of severe depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it, and it kills in many instances because its anguish can no longer be borne. The prevention of many suicides will continue to be hindered until there is a general awareness of the nature of this pain.”
― William Styron, Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness

tags: anguish, awareness, depressed, depression, mental-health, mental-illness, pain, prevention, psychology, suffering, suicide

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“She was a free bird one minute: queen of the world and laughing. The next minute she would be in tears like a porcelain angel, about to teeter, fall and break. She never cried because she was afraid that something 'would' happen; she would cry because she feared something that could render the world more beautiful, 'would not' happen.”
― Roman Payne, The Wanderess