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“Life is loss. But out of that, as the book stresses, comes freedom. If we can accept that nothing is permanent, and change is inevitable, if we can adapt, then we’re going to be happier people.”
― Still Life
― Still Life
“Puppies are constantly inventing new ways to be bad. It's fascinating. You come into a room they've been in and see pieces of debris and try to figure out what you had that was made from wicker or what had been stuffed with fluff.”
― You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness
― You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness
“And just like that, one last taste of the local grub was all alone in my mind, whatever had been there before completely gone. I couldn't have been happier, which is how I like to operate.”
― Paw and Order
― Paw and Order
“His theory is that life is loss,’ said Myrna after a moment. ‘Loss of parents, loss of loves, loss of jobs. So we have to find a higher meaning in our lives than these things and people. Otherwise we’ll lose ourselves.”
― Still Life
― Still Life
“A light breeze sprang up behind me. In a matter of moments, I realized it was my tail.”
― To Fetch a Thief
― To Fetch a Thief
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