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“What she [Winterer] said was, in a way, not that different from what Ivonne had heard from Ileana after her last two tests: Things really aren't equal. They really aren't fair. You really are way behind where you deserve to be, and it really is going to be vary hard to catch up.
Where Winterer's message diverged from Ileana's was in what she said to Ivonne next: Where you stand in calculus right now has nothing to do with who you really are. Who you really are is a mathematician. It's not your fault that you're behind. And it's not your destiny. It is going to be hard to erase the disparity between your math knowledge and Marco's. But if you want that knowledge, you can get it. And if you decide you do want to get it, I'm here to help.”
― Paul Tough, The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
― haruki murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running