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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
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“I know most people try hard
to do good and find out too late
they should have tried softer.”
― You Better Be Lightning
to do good and find out too late
they should have tried softer.”
― You Better Be Lightning
“You can’t change how other people think and act, but you’re in full control of you. When it comes down to it, the only question that matters is this: If nothing in the world ever changes, what type of man are you gonna be?”
― Dear Martin
― Dear Martin
“Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful.”
― Last Stop on Market Street
― Last Stop on Market Street
“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
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