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“Our own individual life history is also shaped that way. In large part, when you factor out fate, what we are is because of what we believe about ourselves. Wherever we are in the world, we mostly live in the small space between our ears.
“you have everything you need to be happy—to be truly, magically happy. It’s not something that happens to you, you know. You gotta make it happen. Happiness and contentment are about being glad of what you have—right in front of you.”
― Pursuing a Masterpiece
― Pursuing a Masterpiece
“... it occurred to me that we are all unreliable narrators of our own lives, crafting stories about ourselves that omit unsavory truths and highlight our invented identities.”
― The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
― The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
“Mr. Johnson and his wife had bought Perle Mesta’s old house, the place where the hostess with the mostest threw some of her most lavish parties. The Vice President of the United States had translated its French name, Les Ormes, to The Elms.”
― Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
― Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
“You have to think about each day’s landscape—both workdays and days off—and where there might be spots of usable time. You become a general, surveying the battlefield. What can move? What can’t? What logistical problems must be solved as you march through your hours?”
― Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters
― Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters
“Waiting impatiently for something that will inevitably happen either way is a waste of time. Enjoy the journey, not just the destination.”
― Meet Me in the Margins
― Meet Me in the Margins
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