I need to stop fantasizing about running away to some other life and start figuring out the one I have. ― Holly Black

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Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth — look at the dying man’s struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment. ― Soren Kierkegaard

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What I am telling you, before you begin my story, is this -- two things: I crave truth. And I lie. ― Tana French

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Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you.. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you. ― Jim Rohn

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You see, doing one thing differently is very often the same as doing everything differently. ― Matt Haig

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When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. — Malala Yousafzai

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If you want something you can have it, but only if you want everything that goes with it, including all the hard work and the despair, and only if you're willing to risk failure. ― Philip Pullman

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But I can hardly sit still. I keep fidgeting, crossing one leg and then the other. I feel like I could throw off sparks, or break a window--maybe rearrange all the furniture. ― Raymond Carver

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The more youth begin to recognize that they have a voice, the more change is possible.

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Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living. ― Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni

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