“You’re supposed to be here making things better.”

— Sarah Zettel

He grimaced. “I’ve come to the conclusion that that’s the first mistake. This place is rotten to the core. Trying to make it better just gets the rotten on you.”
Source: Bitter Angels (2009), Chapter 25 (pp. 309-310)

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Sarah Zettel (1966) American writer

Source: Bitter Angels (2009), Chapter 25 (pp. 309-310)

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“To lead a better life,
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Here, making each day of the year”

Paul McCartney (1942) English singer-songwriter and composer

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Larry Brantley (1966) American stand-up comedian

Larry Brantley – the heart (and voice) behind Wishbone! http://hollyfranklin.com/larrybrantley/ (September 17, 2016)

“I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you’re older, I think, is that — how to express this — you really must make the self.”

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Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn

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