When we think of the past it’s the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.
“If you aren't giving people something to talk about, you've become too dull.”
― The Mermaid Chair
― The Mermaid Chair
“You have to be unique, and different, and shine in your own way.”
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“The great teachers fill you up with hope and shower you with a thousand reasons to embrace all aspects of life. I wanted to follow Mr. Monte around for the rest of my life, learning everything he wished to share of impart, but I didn't know how to ask.”
― My Losing Season: A Memoir
― My Losing Season: A Memoir
“You have to find a mother inside yourself. We all do. Even if we already have a mother, we still have to find this part of ourselves inside”
― The Secret Life of Bees
― The Secret Life of Bees
“Grief is what tells you who you are alone.”
― Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
― Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
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