The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential inde…

Sonia Sotomayor
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The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn't have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself. ✨ Sonia Sotomayor (2013). My Beloved World, Vintage
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