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The books welcomed her back with open arms without judging the person she’d become, and accepted her for who she was.
Once he gave up finding a job, everything lost relevance.
Somewhere in me, in my heart, there must have been a time I enjoyed what I did, right?
‘Even if you read, it’s not easy to self-reflect.’
We smile at each other at the same time as we hurt each other.
We’re all inadequate, weak and ordinary beings. But because we’re capable of being kind, for a moment – no matter how fleeting – we can be extraordinary.
‘When it comes to parents . . . I think it’s more comfortable to live a life that you want instead of a life that would not disappoint them.
If you’re not happy, they are not the people to keep beside you.’
What we should be worried about is not work, but whether we can feed ourselves.
It shouldn’t overwhelm a person; nobody can be happy living a life swamped by work.
