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My only claim to strangeness was that I read fiercely, learned thirstily.
“You think in the same way men drink, Tea,” my father once said, “far too much—under the delusion it is too little.”
“Sometimes you can’t help who you love or for how long.”
“The only sight I seem to possess nowadays is hindsight.”
The city rich are not like bees in a hive that work together to share honey for all. The city rich are like the jungle apes; they show off their red bottoms and beat their chests because they fear to be culled from the herd if they show weakness.
When people cut us, we are expected to do only two things: smile and bleed.”
if there is one thing constant about the dead, it is that they cannot lie.
There is no greater strength than the ability to understand and accept your own flaws.”
People will never be what you make of them, but at least your own heart stays yours and true.”
“Then perhaps we should carve a world one day where the strength lies in who you are rather than in what they expect you to be.”
He is a wise man but often sad—though I have found that both frequently go hand in hand.”
“Everyone is believed to have two faces—one they show to the public and one they wear in private. The first face is their shaxsiat, or their honor. The second face is their ehteram, their dignity.
