“But I talk to you as I talk to my own soul,” he said, turning me to face him. He reached up and cupped my cheek, fingers light on my temple. “And, Sassenach,” he whispered, “your face is my heart.”
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“All my heart is yours, sir: it belongs to you; and with you it would remain, were fate to exile the rest of me from your presence forever.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“Happiness comes from within. It is not dependent on external things or on other people. You become vulnerable and can be easily hurt when your feelings of security and happiness depend on the behavior and actions of other people. Never give your power to anyone else.”
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“Surely every one realizes, at some point along the way, that he is capable of living a far better life than the one he has chosen.”
― Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
― Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
“There are a few moments in your life when you are truly and completely happy, and you remember to give thanks. Even as it happens you are nostalgic for the moment, you are tucking it away in your scrapbook.”
― When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories
― When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories
“Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.”
― Life, the Truth, and Being Free
― Life, the Truth, and Being Free
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