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Wind, Sand and Stars

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Sep 02, 2026 12:44PM

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The Course of Love

by Alain de Botton (Goodreads Author)

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— Jan 13, 2026 10:45PM

Jan 14, 2026 05:23PM

“Melancholy isn't always a disorder that needs to be cured. It can be a species of intelligent grief which arises when we come face-to-face with the certainty that disappointment is written into the script from the start.”
― Alain de Botton, The Course of Love

tags: marriage, stoicism

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“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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“Sometimes I worry that as I’ve got older, I’ve shrunk my world instead of making it grow,”
― Carley Fortune, This Summer Will Be Different

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“Felix, I brought you here to tell you that you are in every one of my dreams. I came here to ask whether I’m in any of yours, too.”
― Carley Fortune, This Summer Will Be Different

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