“The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image.”
― The Way of Chuang Tzu
― The Way of Chuang Tzu
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“None of us ever know all the possible courses our lives could have and maybe should have taken. It's probably just as well. Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever. Just ask Pandora.”
― The Husband's Secret
― The Husband's Secret
“I open the door. The gorgeous guest from afar sweeps in. In her hands are her gifts--the gifts of hours and far-seeing moments, the gift of mornings and evenings, the gift of spring and summer, the gift of autumn and winter. She must have searched the heavens for boons so rare.”
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“Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.”
― Book of a Thousand Days
― Book of a Thousand Days
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