“Laugh, even when you feel too sick or too worn out or tired.
Smile, even when you're trying not to cry and the tears are blurring your vision.
Sing, even when people stare at you and tell you your voice is crappy.
Trust, even when your heart begs you not to.
Twirl, even when your mind makes no sense of what you see.
Frolick, even when you are made fun of. Kiss, even when others are watching. Sleep, even when you're afraid of what the dreams might bring.
Run, even when it feels like you can't run any more.
And, always, remember, even when the memories pinch your heart. Because the pain of all your experience is what makes you the person you are now. And without your experience---you are an empty page, a blank notebook, a missing lyric. What makes you brave is your willingness to live through your terrible life and hold your head up high the next day. So don't live life in fear. Because you are stronger now, after all the crap has happened, than you ever were back before it started.”
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Smile, even when you're trying not to cry and the tears are blurring your vision.
Sing, even when people stare at you and tell you your voice is crappy.
Trust, even when your heart begs you not to.
Twirl, even when your mind makes no sense of what you see.
Frolick, even when you are made fun of. Kiss, even when others are watching. Sleep, even when you're afraid of what the dreams might bring.
Run, even when it feels like you can't run any more.
And, always, remember, even when the memories pinch your heart. Because the pain of all your experience is what makes you the person you are now. And without your experience---you are an empty page, a blank notebook, a missing lyric. What makes you brave is your willingness to live through your terrible life and hold your head up high the next day. So don't live life in fear. Because you are stronger now, after all the crap has happened, than you ever were back before it started.”
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“كثيراً ما يكون جنون النظافة في الخارج دليلاً أكيد علي شدةالقذارة من الداخل.”
― للكبار فقط
― للكبار فقط
“You can go other places, all right - you can live on the other side of the world, but you can't ever leave home”
― The Mermaid Chair
― The Mermaid Chair
“،وأحسد الأطفال الرضّع
،لأنهم يملكون وحدهم حق الصراخ والقدرة عليه
قبل أن تروض الحياة حبالهم الصوتية”
― ذاكرة الجسد
،لأنهم يملكون وحدهم حق الصراخ والقدرة عليه
قبل أن تروض الحياة حبالهم الصوتية”
― ذاكرة الجسد
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