“I never have people tell me their stories. I usually have to figure them out myself. Because I know that if people tell me stories, they will expect them to be remembered. And I cannot guarantee that. There is no way to know if the stories stay after I'm gone. And how devastating would it be to confide in someone and have the confidence disappear? I don't want to be responsible for that.”
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“Once you experience enormity, it lingers everywhere you look, and want to be every word you say.”
“Hubris means deadly pride. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else.”
“I have become very good at clearing histories.”
“There is no right reaction. There is only your reaction.”
“This is the trap of having something to live for: Everything else seems lifeless.”