"That's the wonderful thing about going abroad -- all influences of the people you happen to live with back home are suspended. You have to see things with your own eyes and think for yourself. And you realize that whatever you get out of the trip will depend entirely on you: what you're capable of seeing and comprehending, and how you behave, and who you choose to have an effect on you. And you learn to understand that what you get out of life depends solely on yourself. Yes, a little on circumstances, of course... But you find out how, in accordance with your nature, you can most easily overcome or get around obstacles -- both during your travels and in general. You discover that the worst difficulties you encounter are usually things you've brought on yourself."
~ from Jenny by Sigrid Undset
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