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“I learned you pay for your happiness. That's why I don't expect to be happy all the time. I'd rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later.”
― Esmeralda Santiago, Conquistadora

“Another train will come. Why rush? Why worry? Why go crazy? Another train will come. And sure enough, another train going my way was pulling into the station. My bad mood evaporated. I entered the car smiling, certain that there would be more missed trains in my life, more closed doors in my face, but there would always be another train rumbling down the tracks in my direction.”
― Esmeralda Santiago, The Turkish Lover: A Memoir

“How can you know what you're capable of if you don't embrace the unknown?”
― Esmeralda Santiago, Conquistadora

“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.”
― Anthony Trollope