And sometimes, sister, you figure out a way to forgive someone because it’s what you need. Not because you’re letting them off the hook.”
“They say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own. Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lovers eyes...and I can only stand apart and sympathize...for we are only what our situations hand us...it's either sadness or euphoria...”
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“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”
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“A person's a person, no matter how small.”
― Horton Hears a Who!
― Horton Hears a Who!
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
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