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# The Main Thing
- URL: https://www.vesperapress.com/the-main-thing/
- Published: 2015-09-10T04:14:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T12:52:33.000Z
- Author: Meredith "Meri" McGuire McConn
- Tags: Oceans of Mine, #Quotes, #Philosophy and Truth

> The main thing is, pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, everything you see. Notice what no one else notices, and you’ll know what no one else knows. What you get is what you get. What you do with what you get, that’s more the point.

Jeanne Duprau, *The City of Ember*