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“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
― Poor Richard's Almanack
― Poor Richard's Almanack
“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”
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“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
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“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
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