“And as I venture into anothers pit of everlasting darkness, I'll return with a simple blackened rose. and with that rose I shall write the stories it tells.”
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“Pain is pain...Just because one person's problem is less traumatic than another's doesn't mean they're required to hurt less.”
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“no matter how big his smile or how loud his laugh, you could hear the hurt underneath.”
― Hattie Big Sky
― Hattie Big Sky
“We try to fix the outside so much, but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory.”
― Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
― Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
“A thousand laughing suns are in your eyes. A thousand crying stars in mine.”
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