• "You're not your father. Because no one is his own father. I'm not my dad. no matter how hard he tried to beat that idea in me. I find the world a bitter and complicated place, and it seems to feel the same way about me. I think you and I have this in common. But don't get me wrong, you have your challenges. You're erratic and belligerent and a giant pain in the balls, but you're not your father. You're your own man. Man, no. You're just a kid. You're just beginning. And you're smart. You've got time to turn things around. Yes, I know the greeks had the idea that the steps you take to avoid your fate are the very steps that lead you to it, but that's just a literary concept. In real life, your history does not have to dictate your destiny." ― The Holdovers (2023)
  • "It's not their pain you're afraid of. It's yours, Charles. And as frightening as it can be, that pain will make you stronger. If you allow yourself to feel it, embrace it, it will make you more powerful than you ever imagined. It's the greatest gift we have: to bear their pain without breaking. And it comes from the most human part of us: hope. Charles, we need you to hope again." ― X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
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