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Quote by Edward Everett Hale

“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

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Edward Everett Hale

Edward Everett Hale was an American author and Unitarian minister recognized for his significant contributions to the novel of social protest. Born on April 3, 1822, and passing away on June 10, 1909, Hale's writings frequently addressed social issues and the significance of personal accountability. more

“Was everyone else really as alive as she was?... If the answer was yes, then the world, the social world, was unbearably complicated, with two billion voices, and everyone’s thoughts striving in equal importance and everyone’s claim on life as intense, and everyone thinking they were unique, when no one was. One could drown in irrelevance.”

Self Meaning

Book:Atonement

Source: Atonement

“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.”

Self Masks

Author:André Berthiaume

“You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable.”

Self Growing Up Racism Being Yourself African Americans Blacks Race Relations

Book:Between the World and Me

Source: Between the World and Me

“I have lost control over everything, even the places in my head.”