“Even in the worst of times, I’ve always known that nothing is permanent. No feeling is permanent and as much as you think bad feelings will kill you, they won’t.”
― unSweetined: A Memoir
― unSweetined: A Memoir
“Life, they showed me, could go on no matter how unpredictable, no matter how unfair.”
― The End of Normal: A Wife's Anguish, a Widow's New Life
― The End of Normal: A Wife's Anguish, a Widow's New Life
“True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.”
― Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
― Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
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