“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.”
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“If you are pitched into misery, remember that your days on this earth are counted and you might as well make the best of those you have left.”
― Beatrice and Virgil
― Beatrice and Virgil
“That's one thing Earthlings might learn to do, if they tried hard enough: Ignore the awful times and concentrate on the good ones.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five
“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”
― Anne of Green Gables
― Anne of Green Gables
“I do know my own mind,' protested Anne. 'The trouble is, my mind changes and then I have to get acquainted with it all over again.”
― Anne of the Island
― Anne of the Island
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