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The cactus thrives in the desert while the fern thrives in the wetland. The fool will try to plant them in the same flowerbox. The florist will sigh and add a wall divider and proper soil to both sides. The grandparent will move the flowerbox halfway out of the sun. The child will turn it around properly so that the fern is in the shade, and not the cactus. The moral of the story? Kids are smart. ↗
Hornblower worked as hard to conceal his human weaknesses as some men worked to conceal ignoble birth. ↗
She would also be creating her own bridal bouquet. She wanted to feel the fragility and softness of each petal. And to make the single flowers stronger than they’d been separately. Just as she was stronger now, together with people who loved and accepted her. ↗
I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has. ↗
#stephen-chbosky #the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower #inspirational
Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. ↗
The perpetrators of genocides are usually men of the herd, men who follow orders without questioning them. Rwanda was no exception. ↗
It's nice to have things to look forward to. ↗
#inspirational #look-forward-to #stephen-chbosky #the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower #things
Am I a genius? I don't think so. Not yet anyway. As Burt would put it, mocking the euphemisms of educational jargon, I'm exceptional-a democratic term used to avoid the damning labels of gifted and deprived (which used to mean bright and retarded) and as soon as exceptional begins to mean anything to anyone they'll change it. The idea seems to be: use an expression only as long as it doesn't mean anything to anybody. Exceptional refers to both ends of the spectrum, so all my life I've been exceptional. ↗
