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“One must dare to be happy. ”
― Gertrude Stein

“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder

“Cakes are healthy too, you just eat a small slice.”
― Mary Berry

“How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself.”
― Gore Vidal, Julian

“A human being may not choose her circumstances, but she does choose her actions”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here

“If a human being closes her eyes hard enough and for long enough, she can remember pretty well everything that has made her happy.”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here

“When she realizes that they are about to fall, she summons the strength to stand on her own two feet. Because that is what women like Britt-Marie do. They find the strength when they have to do something for others.”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here

“You cannot measure the loss of a human life. It's all the things a person was, all their dreams, all the people who loved them, all they hoped to be and could give back to the world.”
― Joan Bauer, Stand Tall

“Everything's got a purpose, really - you just have to look for it.
Cats are good at keeping old dogs alive.
Loss helps you reach for gain.
Death helps you celebrate life.
War helps you work for peace.
A flood makes you glad you're still standing.
And a tall boy can stop the wind so a candle of hope can burn bright.”
― Joan Bauer, Stand Tall

“Divorce casts so many shadows.”
― Joan Bauer, Stand Tall