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“It seems that the most significant events in our lives happen while we’re worried about something else happening.”
― The Gift
― The Gift
“To be dissatisfied in the present moment—what a torment that must be, constantly pursuing one with doubt and disappointment. I”
― The Summer Guest
― The Summer Guest
“Hell is eternal apartness. What had she done that she must spend the rest of her years reaching out with yearning for them, making secret trips to long ago, making no journey to the present?”
― Go Set a Watchman
― Go Set a Watchman
“Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls — family, health, friends, integrity—are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.”
― Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
― Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
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