“I wake up in the morning and I see that flower, with the dew on its petals, and at the way it's folding out, and it makes me happy, she said. It's important to focus on the things in the here and now, I think. In a month, the flower will be shriveled and you will miss its beauty if you don't make the effort to do it now. Your life, eventually, is the same way.”
― Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way
― Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way
“Nature didn't need an operation to be beautiful. It just was.”
― The Uglies Trilogy
― The Uglies Trilogy
“It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish.”
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“The thing is - fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.”
― Lord of the Flies
― Lord of the Flies
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