there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
“We don’t know where we’re going, we don’t know what’s going to happen, but no one can take away from you what you put in your own mind.”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
“I taught him a mantra for managing his emotions: notice, accept, check, stay.”
― The Choice
― The Choice
“You can’t change what happened, you can’t change what you did or what was done to you. But you can choose how you live now.”
― The Choice
― The Choice
“Magda is bruised and coughing, but her eyes shine. “I said, ‘No!’” she says. “I said, ‘No.’” For her, it is a marvelous beating. It is proof of her power. She held her ground while the guard lost control. Magda’s civil disobedience makes her feel like the author of choice, not the victim of fate.”
― The Choice
― The Choice
“Often, the little upsets in our lives are emblematic of the larger losses; the seemingly insignificant worries are representative of greater pain.”
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
― The Choice: Embrace the Possible
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