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“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

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“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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― Plato

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Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

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