There are those who stay at home and those who go away, and it has always been so. … - Tove Jansson

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For I, who hold sage Homer's rule the best, Welcome the coming, speed the going guest.

Tove Jansson

There are those who stay at home and those who go away, and it has always been so. Everyone can choose for himself, but he must choose while there is still time and never change his mind.

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Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it's mine.

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A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he's looking, he's free, and he finds things he never expected.

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There's no need to imagine that you're a wondrous beauty, because that's what you are.

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