"There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect."

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I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stunned by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say, "Hi." They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word.

— Augusten Burroughs