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There was only one way for me to break free. Knowledge. Every secret I exposed would lead me to freedom. The freedom of choice. So I could decide where I wanted to go. Where I wanted to live. Who I could become.
“Some people can do their homework. Some people get to have crushes on boys. Some people have other things they’ve got to do.”
― The Benefits of Being an Octopus
― The Benefits of Being an Octopus
“You regret the things you don't do more than the things you do.”
― One for the Murphys
― One for the Murphys
“Everyone is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking that it’s stupid.”
― Fish In A Tree
― Fish In A Tree
“But you do have a choice. You make choices every day, and maybe you can't see how they could affect your future, but they do.”
― The Benefits of Being an Octopus
― The Benefits of Being an Octopus
“maybe “I’m having trouble” is not the same as “I can’t.”
― Fish In A Tree
― Fish In A Tree
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