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"Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self."
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"Go look in the mirror and have a talk with your real boss."
"The truth is that most of us are not our best selves."
"We must question every inner-belief we possess without fear or attachment."
"For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something."
"I wanted to laugh. Or maybe get mad. Or maybe shrug at how strange everyone was, especially me."
"I was just struggling with my inner vachette and pondering the depths of my own inhumanity."
"No wonder I stopped keeping a journal. It was like keeping a record of my own stupidity. Why would I want to do that? Why would I want to remind myself what an asshole I was?"
"I have enjoyed my company so fondly, I may not feel alone when I am lonely."
"Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self."
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