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For isn’t envy usually the cause of the most vicious judgments that we pass on others, jealousy that they dare to live in ways that we, for whatever reason, cannot or will not?
“Sometimes you’re supposed to retreat, sometimes you’re supposed to yell and make noise, and sometimes you’re not supposed to make eye contact.”
― The Vanderbeekers on the Road: A Harlem family's cross-country birthday surprise for Papa hits a detour when Laney fears a college visit means change
― The Vanderbeekers on the Road: A Harlem family's cross-country birthday surprise for Papa hits a detour when Laney fears a college visit means change
“You can consciously decide to be happy, loving, fulfilled, generous, peaceful, contented, spiritual, joyous, calm, festive, and emotionally connected to the important people in your life for the holidays this year. Or you can, unconsciously, choose to be a wreck.”
― Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy
― Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy
“Wasn’t it funny how you could feel so drawn to home and still feel an urge to explore the whole world?”
― The Vanderbeekers on the Road: A Harlem family's cross-country birthday surprise for Papa hits a detour when Laney fears a college visit means change
― The Vanderbeekers on the Road: A Harlem family's cross-country birthday surprise for Papa hits a detour when Laney fears a college visit means change
“Knowing a person’s story doesn’t mean you have the right to tell it. And sometimes the right to hear it has to be earned.”
― The Witches of Moonshyne Manor
― The Witches of Moonshyne Manor
“Ninety minutes in Kentucky just passing through. The green is greener here than what I knew, I knew. Ninety minutes in Kentucky how I wish I could spend this time with you. You would love it too. Ninety minutes in Kentucky is coming to an end.”
― The Vanderbeekers on the Road: A Harlem family's cross-country birthday surprise for Papa hits a detour when Laney fears a college visit means change
― The Vanderbeekers on the Road: A Harlem family's cross-country birthday surprise for Papa hits a detour when Laney fears a college visit means change
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