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Katherine Smith
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The worst kind of small talk is with family, the people you should be able to connect with.
“I hated being volunteered. The problem with my life was that it was someone else's idea.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“God is not a Christian, God is not a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Hindu, or a Buddhist. All of those are human systems which human beings have created to try to help us walk into the mystery of God. I honor my tradition, I walk through my tradition, but I don't think my tradition defines God, I think it only points me to God.”
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“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
― Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
― Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
“I always thought it was what I wanted: to be loved and admired. Now I think perhaps I'd like to be known.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“The effort to separate ourselves whether by race, creed, color, religion, or status is as costly to the separator as to those who would be separated.”
― Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
― Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
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