“The very first tear he made was so deep that I thought it had gone right into my heart.”
― The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
― The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
“The heart makes its choices without weighing the consequences. It doesn't look ahead to the lonely nights that follow.”
― Keeping The Dead
― Keeping The Dead
“We gallop through our lives like circus performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses--one foot is on the horse called "fate," the other on the horse called "free will." And the question you have to ask every day is--which horse is which? Which horse do I need to stop worrying about because it's not under my control, and which do I need to steer with concentrated effort?”
― Eat, Pray, Love
― Eat, Pray, Love
“If you hang out with chickens, you're going to cluck and if you hang out with eagles, you're going to fly.”
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
“Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I'm glad for that.”
― Matched
― Matched
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