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| 98cdf3e | "Let's burn our masks at midnight and as flickering flames ascend, under the witness of star-clouds, let us vow to reclaim our true selves. Done with hiding and weary of lying, we'll reconcile without and within. Then, like naked squint-eyed newborns, we'll greet the glorious birth of dawn; | inspiration motivational inspirational motivational-quotes being-real true-selves true-self carpe-diem real burn authenticity masks | John Mark Green | |
| eb3f89e | It can pay off, being a hack. Given the depraved state of American culture, a slick dude can make millions being a hack. But even if you succeed, you lose, because you've sold out your Muse, and your Muse is you, the best part of yourself, where your finest and only true work comes from. | being-true-to-yourself life-s-calling life-s-purpose muse being-real writers | Steven Pressfield |