“Even if one is neither vain nor self-obsessed, it is so extraordinary to be oneself – exactly oneself and no one else.”
— Simone de Beauvoir, The Woman Destroyed
“Sometimes, you have to step outside of the person you’ve been and remember the person you were meant to be. The person you want to be. The person you are.”
— H.G. Wells
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“Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.”
— Alan Cohen
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“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
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Philip K. Dick
“Maybe there’s something you’re afraid to say, or someone you’re afraid to love, or somewhere you’re afraid to go. It’s gonna hurt. It’s gonna hurt because it matters.”
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John Green
“If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.”
— Kazuo Ishiguro
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