To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves–there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

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To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves–there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. - Joan Didion

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To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves–there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes