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The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey

Book by Dipa Sanatani · 11 quotes · Travel, China, Greek Mythology

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“I will chart my own territory. My own course. I will walk on that path that has never been walked before because I am not afraid of the unknown.”

Freedom Courage Travel Entrepreneur Fearless Territory Rebel Unknown

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“The soul always chooses the heart’s desire.”

Love Heart Soul Desire

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“I now understand that life comes with no guarantees. There is risk at the heart of every decision we make. No matter how much we plan things—or not plan anything at all—life’s plans will always take precedence over our own.”

Life Inspirational Life Lessons Risk Wise Words Precedence

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“I was particularly fascinated by the story of the circumstances that led to the development of tertiary education in China. It seems hard to imagine—but there was a time when institutionalized education, formal curricula and exams didn’t exist.”

School Education Travel University China Educational Philosophy Asia Confucius

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“This is not my life. I have a dream. I have a desire. I have something that life wants me to give the world.”

Life Dream Joy Faith Hope Gift Life Purpose

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“I believe it is not the artist that chooses the muse—but rather, the muse who chooses the artist. The Muses are the original inventors, whilst we humans are their vessels.”

Artist Creativity Mythology Muse Greek Mythology Artists Life

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“The landscape of Singapore is different now. Modern buildings scratch the skyline with a pomp and display that wasn't there in days gone by. Old and new come together to create a modern Singapore that was still in the process of being made as I grew up.”

Mythology Landscape City Modernity Old Singapore City Life Cultural Heritage Singapore Literature

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“I can hear my muse whispering tenderly in my ear. There is a story that wants to be told, and I'm merely its chosen vessel.”

Writing Creative Process Muse Greek Mythology Writers On Writing Mythology Fiction

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“I've been around the world now, but the alleys of my childhood will always be special. I carry the old stories and memories with me wherever I go.”

Stories Memories Childhood Travel Nostalgia Singapore

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“The entrepreneur’s mind-set is completely different to the employee’s mind-set. The entrepreneur finds it abhorrent to conform to organizational norms, whilst the employee finds joy and stability in all that’s tried and true. It’s not that one’s wrong and the other is right. It’s the mind-set that differentiates the two.”

Leadership Business Entrepreneurship Startup Organizational Culture Employee Experience

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“Nowadays,” my tour guide says, “it is a man’s world here in China. But 6000 years ago, it was a woman’s world. Man and woman don’t need to get married. Man can just visit the woman’s house at night. When you have a baby, it doesn’t matter who the father is.”

Marriage Travel China Patriarchy Sexual Freedom Matriarchy Chinese Wisdom

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