You can walk away and say "We don't need this." but something in your eyes says "We can beat this.

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Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

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The way up and the way down are one and the same. - Heraclitus

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I worked with several writers at the University of Michigan: Nicholas Delbanco, Peter Ho Davies, Eileen Pollack, Laura Kasischke, and Thomas Lynch, who told me the same thing over and over again: Persist. Read, write, and improve: tell your stories. - Jesmyn Ward

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I suffer from girlnextdooritis where the guy is friends with you and that's it.

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It’s possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people. -- Taylor Swift

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What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.

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Just be yourself, there is no one better.

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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. — Dalai Lama

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We all live in the same house, we all must be part of the effort to hold down our little house. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just... do something about it. Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It's all going to work out. - John Lewis

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