His love for me hadn’t been motivation enough to reach his full potential. His hatred, though? That made him capable of anything.
“There is a reason people say being a mother is the hardest job in the world: You do not sleep and you do not get vacation time. You do not leave your work on your desk at the end of the day. Your briefcase is your heart, and you are rifling through it constantly. Your office is as wide as the world, and your punch card is measured not in hours but in a lifetime.”
― Larger Than Life
― Larger Than Life
“When you say 'Yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'No' to yourself.”
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“The people that set one animal against another haven't the guts to be bullies themselves. They're just secondhand cowards.”
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