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“for it is precisely how i feel, who have inherited not measurable wealth but, as we all do who care for it, that immeasurable fund of thoughts and ideas, from writers and thinkers long gone into the ground— and, inseparable from those wisdoms because demanded by them, the responsibility to live thoughtfully and intelligently. to enjoy, to question— never to assume, or trample.” sister turtle

wow. after waiting so long to start, i can already tell this is going to be 5 stars.

“you must not ever stop being whimsical.
and you must not, ever, give anyone else responsibility for your life.” staying alive