“Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations,you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.”
― The Art of Happiness
― The Art of Happiness
“. . . she'd seen a flicker of something in his face that wasn't mere friendship, and they'd hugged, and she'd felt . . .
Best not to dwell on that hug, on how like home it had felt, on how a kind of insanity had gripped her at that moment, and she'd imagined him saying 'come with me' and known she'd have gone if he had.”
― Troubled Blood
Best not to dwell on that hug, on how like home it had felt, on how a kind of insanity had gripped her at that moment, and she'd imagined him saying 'come with me' and known she'd have gone if he had.”
― Troubled Blood
“happiness is determined more by one's state of mind than by external events.”
― The Art of Happiness
― The Art of Happiness
“And opportunities are like stories in books,” I retorted. “All we need do is pick one.”
― Mademoiselle Chanel
― Mademoiselle Chanel
“...we often mistake love for fireworks - for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It's boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm - and constant.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
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