“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
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“The clouds above us join and separate,
The breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns.
Life is like that, so why not relax?
Who can stop us from celebrating?”
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The breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns.
Life is like that, so why not relax?
Who can stop us from celebrating?”
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“If light is scarce then light is scarce; we will immerse ourselves in the darkness and there discover its own particular beauty.”
― In Praise of Shadows
― In Praise of Shadows
“Nothing ever seems impossible in spring, you know.”
― Anne of Ingleside
― Anne of Ingleside
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