“Endure what you can, enjoy what you will.”
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“The root of their conflicts lies in their struggle to cope with the inner turmoil and desolation of their souls.”
― The Beggars of the Mercury Lights: We the Other People
― The Beggars of the Mercury Lights: We the Other People
“Birthday is just another day. It's loved ones who make it special.”
― You By You
― You By You
“However good-hearted one is, you understand, one eventually stops seeing people who depress you, so in the end Old Dantes was all alone.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“This is the first birthday I've had without the person who's responsible for bringing me into the world all those decades ago. My mother... Because it was her desire to be the first to wish me a happy birthday, I always got a 5:30am phone call from her. I'm an early riser, but not that early. Yet even when my birthday fell on a Saturday, or Sunday, I loved getting that call. There are so many things you miss about a loving mother, especially on the first birthday you have without her.”
― Chronicles of a Radical Hag
― Chronicles of a Radical Hag
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