It’s important to stand still sometimes. Think of it as a little rest in the long journey of your life. This is your harbor. And your boat is just dropping anchor here for a little while. And after you’re well rested, you can set sail
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“The only way to learn is to live.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“They say that a person’s personality is the sum of their experiences. But that isn’t true, at least not entirely, because if our past was all that defined us, we’d never be able to put up with ourselves. We need to be allowed to convince ourselves that we’re more than the mistakes we made yesterday. That we are all of our next choices, too, all of our tomorrows.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
“Never underestimate the big importance of small things”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“Boats that stay in the harbor are safe, sweetheart, but that's not what boats were built for.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
“In a world where you don’t know what will happen next, I just do what I can right now.”
― What You Are Looking for is in the Library
― What You Are Looking for is in the Library
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