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“I think there’s a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you’ve stepped across the line into evil, and it’s your life’s challenge to try and stay on the right side of that line.”
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
“And THAT is how you fall into an abusive relationship: when you start acting in a way so as not to upset the other person or set them off. You’ve given away control of your own life, bit by bit, bit by bit. It’s incremental, until one day, you have hidden so much of yourself you get lost.”
― Brave
― Brave
“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”
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“What are lies but attempts to conceal some sort of weakness?”
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
― The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
“How to be jolly even when times are bad 1. Eat more gingerbread, chocolate, jam and cake. 2. Say the word ‘Christmas’. 3. Give someone a present. Like a toy, or a book, or a kind word, or a big hug. 4. Laugh, even if there is nothing to laugh about. Especially then. 5. Think of a happy memory. Or a happy future. 6. Wear something red. 7. Believe. (extract from How to Be Jolly: The Father Christmas Guide to Happiness)”
― A Boy Called Christmas
― A Boy Called Christmas
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