“Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they look for a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. So when someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be happier.”
― The Law of the Garbage Truck: How to Respond to People Who Dump on You, and How to Stop Dumping on Others
― The Law of the Garbage Truck: How to Respond to People Who Dump on You, and How to Stop Dumping on Others
“Wrapped up in him, in his bad boy ways and his good guy heart, is my whole world. Somehow, while I wasn’t looking, I fell. And I fell hard. For my soul mate. For the love of my life. For my hero.”
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“Sometimes we need to be apart to understand just how much we truly love each other .”
― The Notebook
― The Notebook
“Whatever problems we had back then don’t exist anymore. It’s why we have this second chance, and we can’t throw it away. Besides, you were the one who said we’re not exactly the same as we were back then. If we’re not the same, then things can turn out differently.”
― Remembrance
― Remembrance
“I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful, than a lifetime of nothing special.”
― Steel Magnolias
― Steel Magnolias
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