“I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.”
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“It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart.”
― Mockingjay
― Mockingjay
“The reward for toil had been more toil. If you dug the best ditches, they gave you a bigger shovel.”
― Carpe Jugulum
― Carpe Jugulum
“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”
― The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
― The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
“Worring is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.”
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