Louis Sachar book Holes
Variant: Zero wasnt worried, " When you spend your whole life living in a shole", he said, "the only way you can go is up.
Source: Holes
“You can't spend your whole life criticizing something and then, when you have the chance to do it better, refuse to go near it.”
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Variant: A very wise man once told me that you can't look back-you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.
Source: Salem Falls