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"When death finds you, may it find you alive."
-African proverb
-African proverb
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—James Baldwin
—James Baldwin
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“The danger is not that the soul should doubt whether there is any bread, but that, by a lie, it should persuade itself that it is not hungry.”
— Simone Weil
— Simone Weil
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"Instead of working toward retirement, work toward your ideal lifestyle. There is usually a path to get there in a few years instead of a few decades."
James Clear
"nobody can be wise alone" -- ursula k le guin
Author John Shedd on taking risks: "A ship is safe in a harbor, but that is not what ships are built for."