"Self-preservation isn't worth it if you can't live with the self you're preserving"

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Source : David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.73, Egmont UK

David Levithan

#Self Quotes #Self Preservation Quotes #Preservation Quotes

“The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.”
“We could not talk or talk forever and still find things to not talk about.”
“Without a dream to light your way, the word is a very dark place.”

Source : "Heartlight".
“People are afraid of things they don't understand.”
“Back on shore everyone was pretty messed up, but the owner/captain was by far the worst off. He ended up drunk for a week, though the only thing he ever said was "So?" The boat's gone. "So?" Your mate's dead. "So?" Hey at least you're alive. "So?" An awful word but it does harden you. It hardened me.”
“Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy.”
“If you're a guitarist, you should not be intimidated by using your instrument as a synthesizer, but you shouldn't feel that you have to own one, either.”
“To live long it is necessary to live slowly.”

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