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“Omit needless words.”
― The Elements of Style; How to Speak and Write Correctly
― The Elements of Style; How to Speak and Write Correctly
“The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.”
― Light on Life
― Light on Life
“I know now that we never get over great losses; we absorb them, and they carve us into different, often kinder, creatures.”
― Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
― Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
“Life, he says, doesn’t have to be so bad all the time. We don’t have to be anxious about everything. We can just be. We can get up, anticipate that the day will probably have a few good moments and a few bad ones, and then just deal with it. Take it all in and deal as best we can.”
― Where Things Come Back
― Where Things Come Back
“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
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