“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
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“We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely—at least, not all the time—but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.”
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
“I have a theory that all human babies are born prematurely. Given the human life span – three score years and ten – to be comparable with other animals of similar longevity, human gestation should be about two years. But the human head is so big by the age of two that no woman could deliver it. So our babies are born prematurely, in a state of utter helplessness.”
― Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
― Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
“Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn't know possible.”
― The Inspired Caregiver: Finding Joy While Caring for Those You Love
― The Inspired Caregiver: Finding Joy While Caring for Those You Love
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