Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them - and then, the opportunity to choose.
The world is full of stories, but the stories are all one.
"You don't have to be perfect to be amazing."