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“Happiness is found in the simplest of things. Happiness is found in gratitude, in a kept promise, in a good conversation, in love, in friendship, in an achieved goal, in a fond memory; in all the simple magnificence of life.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“Being with you is as good as being alone.”
― Abbi Waxman, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

“Her eyes fill up with tears again and she closes them. Even in memory she will find this moment unbearably intense, and she's aware of this now, while it's happening. She has never believed herself fit to be loved by any person. But now she has a new life, of which this is the first moment, and even after many years have passed she will still think: Yes, that was it, the beginning of my life.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People

“Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King