I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

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"I don’t know what I think until I write it down."

- Joan Didion

Self-awareness

"Character — the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life — is the source from which self-respect springs."

- Joan Didion

Integrity

"I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be."

- Joan Didion

Personal Growth

"We tell ourselves stories in order to live."

- Joan Didion

Inspiration

"Grief when it comes, it is nothing like we expect it to be."

- Joan Didion

Adversity

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"Beauty is not about physical perfection, but about authenticity and confidence."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"Beauty is found in the unique qualities that make us who we are."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."

- Lily Tomlin

Self-awareness

"Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears."

- Laird Hamilton

Self-awareness

"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."

Self-awareness