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“Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed. Each of us is loved. Each of us is necessary.”
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“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”
― Eragon
― Eragon
“And so, with laughter and love, we lived happily ever after.”
― Ella Enchanted
― Ella Enchanted
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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