“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
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― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")”
― Letter to My Daughter
(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")”
― Letter to My Daughter
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