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His mistake was he thought he knew all the variables and that made him willing to take a more significant risk. It’s pretty much the same mistake all smart people make before they die in a way others view as idiotic.
“What kind of world did you live in?” “One where the people were the monsters.”
“So, if my charisma gets high enough, I’ll stop being enchanted by your singing? I feel like I have to rethink how I will spend my attributes in the future.” Ilia laughed. “You will still enjoy beauty, but you will no longer feel the compulsion to serve it.”
“People don’t fit anywhere, Arnold. You aren’t building materials that are made to fit a perfect purpose. There is no place set aside where you perfectly slot into. No place which exists in adulthood, anyway. If you go around expecting to find that place, you will only find frustration and disappointment.” “So, if I can’t find where I fit in this world, what can I do?” “You get to know yourself, your skills, your limitations, your hopes and fears, you understand your shape and substance, and then make a place in the world that fits you.”