“Don't let the expectations and opinions of other people affect your decisions. It's your life, not theirs. Do what matters most to you; do what makes you feel alive and happy. Don't let the expectations and ideas of others limit who you are. If you let others tell you who you are, you are living their reality — not yours. There is more to life than pleasing people. There is much more to life than following others' prescribed path. There is so much more to life than what you experience right now. You need to decide who you are for yourself. Become a whole being. Adventure.”
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“I am terrified by this dark thing that sleeps in me.”
― The Collected Poems
― The Collected Poems
“Respect other people's feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them.”
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“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?”
― Charles Bukowski: A Little Book of Essential Quotes on Life, Art, and Love
― Charles Bukowski: A Little Book of Essential Quotes on Life, Art, and Love
“When something or someone you dearly love is snatched away from you, something of you go with it. You become emotionally amputated”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
Reading the Classics
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This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more
Ashley’s 2025 Year in Books
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