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    Brandon Sanderson
    “And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
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    Chris Hadfield
    “focus on the journey, not on arriving at a certain destination.”
    ― Chris Hadfield, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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    John Gwynne
    “To my thinking, though, it's what happens before death that's important. All of us die. How many really live?”
    ― John Gwynne, Wrath
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    Chris Hadfield
    “Decide in your heart of hearts what really excites and challenges you, and start moving your life in that direction. Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow, and the day after that. Look at who you want to be, and start sculpting yourself into that person. You may not get exactly where you thought you'd be, but you will be doing things that suit you in a profession you believe in. Don't let life randomly kick you into the adult you don't want to become.”
    ― Chris Hadfield
    tags: inspirational
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    George R.R. Martin
    “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: identity
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Not all those who wander are lost.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
    tags: bilbo, journey, lost, quest, travel, wander
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    Chris Hadfield
    “In any field, it’s a plus if you view criticism as potentially helpful advice rather than as a personal attack.”
    ― Chris Hadfield, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
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    Patrick Rothfuss
    “Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
    ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
    tags: description, language, power-of-words, words
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    Oliver Sacks
    “Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more - it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity.”
    ― Oliver Sacks
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
    "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
    tags: adventuring, death, time
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    George R.R. Martin
    “... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: books, mind
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    Sigmund Freud
    “Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.”
    ― Sigmund Freud
    tags: growth, re-growth
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “Belief?"
    "Yes," Sazed said. "Tell me, Mistress. What is it that you believe?"
    Vin frowned. "What kind of question is that?"
    "The most important kind, I think.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire
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    Peter V. Brett
    “Fear and pain are only wind. Let it blow past you.”
    ― Peter V. Brett, The Daylight War
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    C.G. Jung
    “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
    ― Carl Gustav Jung
    tags: knowing-others, perception, self-awareness, understanding
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    C.G. Jung
    “You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.”
    ― Carl Gustav Jung
    tags: action, service
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    C.G. Jung
    “As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.”
    ― Carl Gustav Jung
    tags: life
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    Anne Frank
    “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
    ― Anne Frank
    tags: anne, beauty, frank, happy
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    Anne Frank
    “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
    ― Anne Frank
    tags: writing
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    Anne Frank
    “I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
    ― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
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    Mae West
    “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
    ― Mae West
    tags: humor, life
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: action, change, inspirational, misattributed-to-gandhi, philosophy, wish
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    Aristotle
    “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: introspection, self-discovery, wisdom
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    Aristotle
    “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: happiness
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    George R.R. Martin
    “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
    tags: read, readers, reading, reading-books
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    Joe Abercrombie
    “Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it.”
    ― Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself
    tags: abercrombie, logen-ninefingers
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    Joe Abercrombie
    “You have to learn to love the small things in life, like a hot bath. You have to love the small things, when you have nothing else.”
    ― Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, The Hero of Ages
    tags: inspirational, truth
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    Brandon Sanderson
    “Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are.”
    ― Brandon Sanderson, The Hero of Ages
    tags: balance, finding-yourself, inspirational, need, satisfaction, truth, want, who-we-are
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    Joe Abercrombie
    “Well. What can we do, except try to do better?”
    ― Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself
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