Mandy Houk
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“To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.”
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“Had they known at these moments to be quietly joyful? Most likely not. People mostly did not know enough when they were living life that they were living it.”
― Olive Kitteridge
― Olive Kitteridge
“I suspect the most we can hope for, and it's no small hope, is that we never give up, that we never stop giving ourselves permission to try to love and receive love.”
― Abide with Me
― Abide with Me
“I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
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