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Fiction is a particularly effective way for strangers to connect across time and distance ↗

— Jonathan Franzen

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Personally, I like books that make you think – books you’re still wondering about three days after you finish them; books you hand to a friend and say “Read this, so we can talk about it”. I suppose I’m just writing the kind of novel I like to read ↗

— Jodi Picoult

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Los budistas dicen que la vida es un río, que navegamos en una balsa hacia el destino final. El río tiene su corriente, velocidad, escollos, remolinos y otros obstáculos que no podemos controlar, pero contamos con un remo para dirigir la embarcación sobre el agua. De nuestra destreza depende la calidad del viaje. ↗

— Isabel Allende

#idk-really #inspirational #inspirational

You will become tired, Siddhartha." "I will become tired." "You will fall asleep, Siddhartha." "I will not fall asleep." "You will die, Siddhartha." "I will die. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

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Without expectations, what can topple the surprising wonder of the moment? ↗

— Ann Voskamp

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Without an understanding of purpose, misuse is inevitable; abuse unavoidable. ↗

— Pedro Okoro

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It is not for you to determine your purpose, the reason for your existence. You discover your purpose by asking the Creator why he created you! ↗

— Pedro Okoro

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Trust your inner voice. ↗

— Lynn A. Robinson

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If necessity is the Mother of Invention, than adversity must surely be the Father of Re-invention. ↗

— Johnny Flora

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My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way ↗

— Ali Shariati

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