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The devil really is in the details. In this case "the devil" is incredibly meaningful and personal portrayals of people you don't know, but now feel like you do. A lovely (and sometimes painful) testament to how the people we know throughout our life
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“The mirror knows you're anxious to see yourself — but take your time, it says. I'm here when you're ready, and not a second before. It is the kindest object placement I've ever seen.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“Don't believe the lie of individual trees, each a monument to its own self-made success. A forest is an interdependent community. Resources are shared, and life in isolation is a death sentence.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“It's understandable why humans stopped living in space in the 2020s. How can you think of the stars when the seas are spilling over? How can you spare thought for alien ecosystems when your cities are too hot to inhabit? How can you trade fuel and metal and ideas when the lines on every map are in flux? How can anyone be expected to care about the questions of worlds above when the questions of the world you're stuck on — the most vital criteria of home and health and safety — remain unanswered?”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“I know how much a world can change within the bookends of a lifetime.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“When the world you know is out of reach, nothing is more welcome than a measurable reminder that it still exists.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
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