The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself, but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to him.

Václav Havel (1936-2011) Czech playwright, essayist, dissident, politician
Disturbing the Peace, ch. 2 “Writing for the Stage” (1986) [tr. P. Wilson (1990)]

 
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