

“Now I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.”
― Becoming
― Becoming

“We had the stars, you and I. And this is given once only.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name

“For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.”
― Becoming
― Becoming

“failure is a feeling long before it’s an actual result.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“I changed what I could, and what I couldn't, I endured.”
― Hidden Figures
― Hidden Figures

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