“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”
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“There are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn, people we can't live without but have to let go. ~Author Unknown”
― The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir
― The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir
“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.”
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“Each of us wages a private battle each day between the grand fantasies we have for ourselves and what actually happens.”
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“Faith doesn't rely on odds or statistical data. God only requires that we have faith; the rest is up to him.”
― The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir
― The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir
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