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“Suffering makes you feel safe because you know it so well. But there is really no reason to suffer. The only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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Miguel Ruiz Quote: “Suffering makes you feel safe because you know it so well. But there is really no reason to suffer. The only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer.”

“Suffering makes you feel safe because you know it so well. But there is really no reason to suffer. The only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer.”

— Miguel Ruiz

Miguel Ruiz Quote: “Suffering makes you feel safe because you know it so well. But there is really no reason to suffer. The only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer.”

Miguel Ruiz Quote: “Suffering makes you feel safe because you know it so well. But there is really no reason to suffer. The only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer.”

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9. “What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?”

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10. “But somethings in life are more important than being happy. Like being free to think for yourself.”

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32. “I never studied writing, but I’d always been a reader and had a secret fantasy about being a writer.”

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37. “Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.”

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38. “Antarctica is a very alien environment, and you can’t survive here more than minutes if you’re not equipped properly and doing the right thing all the time.”

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