“If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars?”
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“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
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“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
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“The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.”
― In a Free State
― In a Free State
“Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.”
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
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