“And inscribed on every box was a simple, yet cryptic message, written in the native tongue of its recipient: The measure of your life lies within.”
― The Measure
― The Measure
“Not to feel alive when we can,” the woman had said, “is to disrespect those who no longer have the chance.”
― In a Pickle
― In a Pickle
“Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, ‘It is not the length of life, but the depth of life.’ You don’t need a long lifetime to make an impact on this world. You just need the will to do so.”
― The Measure
― The Measure
“Before you can accomplish the impossible you must achieve the possible.”
― Nash Falls
― Nash Falls
“But it’s not the words. It’s what they mean. That soon he’ll be gone, and you will be left behind, and you shouldn’t spend your today wallowing in yesterday, at the expense of tomorrow.”
― The Ninth Inning
― The Ninth Inning
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