SE VIII

"Just a reminder, what other people think of you is none of your business."—Ze Frank

"A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business."—Eric Hoffer

"Cultivate your own garden and let go of your tendency to examine and judge how others cultivate theirs. Catch yourself in moments of gossip about how others ought to be living and rid yourself of thoughts about how they should be doing it this way, or how they have no right to live and think as they do. Stay busy and involved in your own projects and pursuits."—Wayne Dyer

"Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business."

—Robert A. Heinlein

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Today is the third day of Xenia on Balmack Island. Last night, his parents did not suspect anything. He just made some excuses about being in one of his friend's houses.