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Letting the arrow pierce

Priya Parker · 2 Oct 2026

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  1. I am still unlearning that if I hurt someone, it doesn’t make me a “bad” person. It makes me a person.
  2. Becoming an artful fighter isn’t just learning to shoot an arrow with skill, it’s also learning to be hit with grace.

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