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“Not everything deserves your energy.”
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― On the Come Up
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― On the Come Up
― On the Come Up
“And I think you're brilliant, talented, courageous, beautiful. You're my miracle. But you're the only one who can say who you are with authority. So, who are you?”
― On the Come Up
― On the Come Up
“That small act of noticing him when no one else did. That brief act of caring. Just one person seeing another's struggle and bringing them to their feet again. It was the difference between a cold world of being forever apart and a world where one could feel bound to another. Obligated to kindness.”
― The Lifters
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