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“Sometimes, you don’t know what you have until it’s no longer there.
“It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
“I was just telling Claire about a guy I met in bread class. I hate him, but he could be my soul mate.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
“Even for me life had its gleams of sunshine.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
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