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“Wisdom, I suppose, lies in knowing when to call upon one and when on the other (feeling and rational calculation)”

“Where was it written that her destiny was fixed? Why should she not, by her own efforts, see to change it?”

“I am not sure there is such a thing as obligation between those who truly care for each other.”

“Only when we know ourselves — when we have examined and understood our strengths and weaknesses, when we have been honest enough to admit what we really desire from life — only then do we have any chance at all of attaining it.”

“…it saddened her to think this might be her destiny, enabling pleasure for those around her whilst never enjoying it herself”

“Watching what happens isn’t the same as being part of it.”

“It means it is not the answer we are looking for, although it points towards where we need to go.”

“If she could not read, what was left to her?”