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“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
― Bluebeard's Egg
― Bluebeard's Egg
“When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“You've got to learn to let go and let your children fall, and fail. If you try to protect them from hurt, and always rush to their side with Band-Aids, they won't learn about life, and what is true, what works, what helps, and what are real consequences of certain kinds of behavior. When they do get hurt, which they will, they won't know how to take care of their grown selves. They won't even know where the aspirin is kept.”
― Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son
― Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son
“...and we do decide for ourselves when it will hurt.”
― Out Stealing Horses
― Out Stealing Horses
“It is funny how no one seems to want my always excellent advice.”
― Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son
― Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son
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