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To tell a story is in some part to tell a lie, isn’t it?

truth over delusion. growth over comfort.

“Which is more intricate? The designs of men, trying to reach gods, or that of gods, trying to reach men? What is either to the intricacies of women, who reach both?”

“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”

🌫️ 𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔱 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔰𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔬𝔴𝔰 𝔟𝔶 𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔫 𝔞. 𝔠𝔯𝔞𝔦𝔤 🪦

When among crows, you must caw as one.

“People think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsense—words do. Beliefs, declarations, constitutions—words. Stories. Myths. Lies. Promises. History.”

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 1996, BBC