What is a person, if not the marks they leave behind? She has learned to step between the thorny weeds, but there are some cuts that cannot be avoided—a memory, a photograph, a name.


“The more a man knows, the more willing he is to learn. The less a man knows, the more positive he is that he knows everything...”
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“You don't have to cultivate cynicism, it flowers naturally.
You know when you gamble that you're going to lose. And win just enough.
I guess you just had to be there.”
― Sweetbitter
You know when you gamble that you're going to lose. And win just enough.
I guess you just had to be there.”
― Sweetbitter

“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden

“The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.”
― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. IV
― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. IV

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