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“The miracle is this: that you will rise in the morning and be able to see again the startling beauty of the day.”
― Ordinary Grace
― Ordinary Grace
“And what is happiness, Nathan? In my experience, it's only a moment's pause here and there on what is otherwise a long and difficult road. No one can be happy all the time.”
― Ordinary Grace
― Ordinary Grace
“As a quick aside, let me observe that in moments of high emotion....if the next thing you're going to say makes you feel better, then it's probably the wrong thing to say. This is one of the finer maxims that I've discovered in life. And you can have it, since it's been of no use to me.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“No insect hangs its nest on threads as frail as those which will sustain the weight of human vanity”
― The House of Mirth
― The House of Mirth
“The old dreams were good dreams; they didn't work out but I'm glad I had them.”
― The Bridges of Madison County
― The Bridges of Madison County
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