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The closer you got to anything beautiful, the less beautiful it became. Allure was in the mystery, not the appearance.
“Own who you are,” he commanded. “And don’t apologize. Do you understand? Own it or it will own you.”
“When you want to make an impression and you think you’ve gone far enough, go a little further. Always leave them wondering if you’re just a little bit crazy, and people will never fuck with you again.”
And the things that were irreplaceable in life were the only things of value.
The most valuable lesson anyone learns in life should be learned as early as possible. That you don’t have to live in the reality someone else invented. You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. Ever.
It’s odd to see how no one is really human to us until we talk to them and realize there’s barely any separation between who we are and who they are.
