Here's one of the things I learned that morning: if you cross a line and nothing happens, the line loses meaning. It's like that old riddle about a tree falling in a forest, and whether it makes a sound if there's no one around to hear it. You keep drawing a line farther and farther away, crossing it every time. That's how people end up stepping off the edge of the earth. Lauren Oliver
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When you make a mistake, the only thing to do is get up and start all over again. When you think of something wrong you did, the only thing to do is forget it and try again. People get scared of mistakes and don't do anything about it. They can get stuck in a loop where every time they make a mistake they end up doing the same thing over and over again. This can be dangerous and cause people to lose confidence.

Source: Before I Fall

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