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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)

by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)

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Sep 14, 2016 01:06AM

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

tags: attributed-no-source, best, life, love, misattributed-marilyn-monroe, mistakes, out-of-control, truth, worst

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“It was strange how your brain could know what your heart refused to accept.”
― J.K. Rowling, The Casual Vacancy

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“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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“It's far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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