“Yet man will never be perfect until he learns to create and destroy; he does know how to destroy, and that is half the battle.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honor the pharaohs. Only instead of being made of stone, they're made out of the memories people have of you.”
― Wonder
― Wonder
“Freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want. Freedom is the strength of character to do what is good, true, noble, and right.”
― The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved
― The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved
“It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you've touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.”
― Wonder
― Wonder
“Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.”
― Wonder
― Wonder
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