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“No one expected you to amount to much," she told me. "Lori was the smart one, Maureen the pretty one, and Brian the brave one. You never had much going for you except that you always worked hard.”
― The Glass Castle
― The Glass Castle
“Their tenderness was hesitant and temporary, like a butterfly pausing on a child’s hand.”
― In Memoriam
― In Memoriam
“Nothing captures the biological argument better than the famous New Age slogan: ‘Happiness begins within.’ Money, social status, plastic surgery, beautiful houses, powerful positions – none of these will bring you happiness. Lasting happiness comes only from serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
― The Help
― The Help
“Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old robe is all you've got, and there isn't anything else in the wardrobe that fits. And at that point, you’re just waiting to trade the robe for a shroud.” Grace March”
― The Briar Club
― The Briar Club
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