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and others’ good impressions of him. But I have learned that the AA adage is true: you’re as sick as your secrets.
“Oh", she thought, "how horrible it is that people have to grow up-and marry-and change!”
― Anne of the Island
― Anne of the Island
“The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of my existence may or may not be bright and promising. Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude. If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed.”
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“Well, it's true that I have been hurt in my life. Quite a bit. But it's also true that I have loved, and been loved. and that carries a weight of its own. A greater weight, in my opinion. It's like that pie chart we talked about earlier. in the end, I'll look back on my life and see that the greatest piece of it was love. The problems, the divorces, the sadness... those will be there too, but just smaller slivers, tiny pieces.”
― This Lullaby
― This Lullaby
“All life lessons are not learned at college,' she thought. 'Life teaches them everywhere.”
― Anne of the Island
― Anne of the Island
“Up ahead, a line of mesas comes into view, flat as tabletops and crumbling along the edges, rock-cakes going stale, eternally baking.”
― Hour of the Bees
― Hour of the Bees
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