“And no matter what you do or how hard you try, you can’t stop
yourself from dreaming.”
Jenny Han (1980) American writer
Source: It's Not Summer Without You
“No matter how hard you try to be what you once were, you can only be what you are here and now.”
— Ray Bradbury, book Dandelion Wine
Source: Dandelion Wine
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