Lotte_outdoormom earned this Paris on August 22, 2026
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Marquerite de Valois
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Do you know what people like to do when they cannot decide who you are?
Judge me?
Exactly.
They will tell you what you should be. What you should want. Who you should please.
And if you become very good at pleasing everyone, something rather unfortunate happens.
What?
You disappear.
That’s a little dramatic.
I was a queen. I am allowed a little drama.
Fair.
Listen carefully.
You can adapt without abandoning yourself.
Be polite when you need to be polite. Compromise when the compromise is harmless. Learn how other people think.
But know which parts of yourself are negotiable and which are not.
How do I figure that out?
Ask yourself what you would still believe if nobody could reward you for believing it.
Then ask what you would still refuse to do if everyone around you applauded.
That second one is harder.
Of course it is.
Approval is a very persuasive little creature.
So I should ignore everyone?
No. Listen to people.
Just do not hand them the pen.
Let other people influence you. Let them challenge you. Let them teach you. But keep enough of yourself that, when the room goes quiet, you still recognise the person standing there.
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