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Michael Derry Michael Derry said: " I ran out of steam reading it due to boredom
The author worked hard on the descriptions of the earth and space from the station.
The day to day living in such quarters opened up an area I had not thought of laundry etc.
People have been up there over a
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I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn
“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
Marilyn Monroe

Elizabeth Strout
“There were days - she could remember this - when Henry would hold her hand as they walked home, middle-aged people, in their prime. Had they known at these moments to be quietly joyful? Most likely not. People mostly did not know enough when they were living life that they were living it. But she had that memory now, of something healthy and pure.”
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Albert Camus
“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
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Mark Twain
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
Mark Twain

Mahatma Gandhi
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi

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