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“We are the stories we tell ourselves.” is an inspiration quote by Joan Didion.

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I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.

Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.

If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.

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