“you can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.”
Ernest Hemingway book The Sun Also Rises
Source: The Sun Also Rises
“People around the world were moving from one place to another. No one was staying.”
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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Context: Certification from one source or another seems to be the most important thing to people all over the world. A piece of paper from a school that says you’re smart, a pat on the head from your parents that says you’re good or some reinforcement from your peers that makes you think what you’re doing is worthwhile. People are just waiting around to get certified.