It may not come across, but I try very hard to humble, even when I think I am right. And then I try vey hard to explain why. I'm not too concerned with 'aftereffects' (ie, what people think of me), because I try my best not to be an asshole. I think it comes with the territory, though.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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