Through discipline comes freedom. — Aristotle

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Writing is my dream. From romance to dragons; fairies to fantasy worlds, this is where I live and play. Thanks be to God! ― Lisa Hannah Wells

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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. — John Steinbeck

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There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. — Amanda Gorman

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Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. — Truman Capote

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Stones and sticks are thrown only at fruit-bearing trees. ― Sumi

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Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will. — Cheryl Strayed

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We will fail when we fail to try. ― Rosa Parks

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Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome. — Fannie Flagg

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Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined. ― Toni Morrison

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