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“Even a fool learns something once it hits him.”
― Homer, Iliad

“In writing this book, I send out signals, like a lighthouse beacon in whose power to illuminate the darkness, alas, I have no faith. But I live in hope.”
― Patrick Modiano, Dora Bruder

“with rare exceptions, all of your most important achievements on this planet will come from working with others—or, in a word, partnership.”
― Paul Farmer, To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
― Mark Twain