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“The rooms weren't empty, they were filled with the absence of someone.”
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“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
― William James

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“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.”
― William James, The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy

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“If you can change your mind, you can change your life.”
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