There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. Life's point of no return.
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The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
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Permalink to quote #44 The longest journey Is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest For the source of his being.
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