If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want m…

Brandon Sanderson
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If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable. ✨ Brandon Sanderson (2011). Mistborn Trilogy, p.1814, Macmillan
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If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable. ✨ Brandon Sanderson (2011). Mistborn Trilogy, p.1814, Macmillan

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