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“Often all riders had to eat were beans, bacon, corn bread, and coffee.”
― Amy C. Rea, The Pony Express

“Rules make people feel safe. But they can turn into judgments. Condemnation is easy, Vaughn. The harder choice is love, and it’s one my dad makes every day.”
― Myra McEntire, My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories

“Sometimes all you need is a pinch of magic....”
― Julie Abe, Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch

“Did you know,” North said, as he hung a feathery blue jay, “that real trees are better for the environment than fake ones? A lot of people think the fake ones are better, because you have to throw out the real ones every year, but real trees produce oxygen and provide wildlife habitats while they grow, and then, when they’re done, they can be ground into mulch to fertilize the earth. While the plastic ones just… rot in landfills. They can take hundreds of years to decompose.”

Marigold waited until he was done with his rant. “Yeah,” she said. “I know.”
― Stephanie Perkins, My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories