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No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

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Mine has been a life of much shame. I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.

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“It isn't suffering that leads to hopelessness. It's suffering you think you can't control.”
― Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

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“Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.”
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“...there are no shortcuts to excellence. Developing real expertise, figuring out really hard problems, it all takes time―longer than most people imagine....you've got to apply those skills and produce goods or services that are valuable to people....Grit is about working on something you care about so much that you're willing to stay loyal to it...it's doing what you love, but not just falling in love―staying in love.”
― Angela Duckworth, Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success

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“Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn't.”
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“I have a feeling tomorrow will be better is different from I resolve to make tomorrow better.”
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