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“Remember that life is short and full of surprises. If you wait too long, opportunities fade like setting sun.”
― The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul
― The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul
“At the beginning of the decade, the people I was close to seemed like friends for life, people I could never imagine not seeing every day. But life happens. Love happens. Loss happens. Change and growth happen at different paces for different people, and sometimes the paces just don’t line up. It’s devastating if I think too much about it, so I usually don’t.”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“I believe that if you don not listen to your heart on this matter, you will regret it forever.”
― The Gargoyle
― The Gargoyle
“I knew more than anyone that nature didn’t care for reputation, age, gender, or background. It was equally indifferent to personality: the mountain couldn’t give a shit if the people exploring it were morally nasty or nice.”
― Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
― Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
“And I thought to myself in that moment that this remarkable interaction had only come about because I’d decided to cartwheel to H&M, because I’d decided to choose wonder. And that’s just about as close to the point of it as I can get. Do I want to walk through this life of mine? Or do I want to cartwheel through it?”
― Lola in the Mirror
― Lola in the Mirror
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