All important things are hard.

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I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.

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If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.

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If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.

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There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.

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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.

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The function of freedom is to free someone else.

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Books ARE a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.

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Laughter is more serious than tears.

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I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge - even wisdom. Like art.

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