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My Friends
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That’s why rich adults hate the sort of thing that Louisa paints on the walls of buildings, not because they love walls, but because they hate the fact that there are beautiful things that are free.
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“Few sons are like their fathers--most are worse, few better.”
― The Odyssey
― The Odyssey

“Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say
that we devise their misery. But they
themselves- in their depravity- design
grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.”
― The Odyssey
that we devise their misery. But they
themselves- in their depravity- design
grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.”
― The Odyssey

“A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time”
― The Odyssey
― The Odyssey

“However complicated you think it is, everything is always more complicated than that.”
― The Power
― The Power

“I don't see myself very clearly.
Then look at the people who love you...Look into their eyes and see what they're seeing; that's all you need to know yourself.”
― The Night Listener
Then look at the people who love you...Look into their eyes and see what they're seeing; that's all you need to know yourself.”
― The Night Listener
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