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“That was twenty years ago.” “Oh, life is long,” she drawled. “Twenty years is nothing in the blink of an eye.” “So, who is he?” I asked.”
― A Play for Revenge
― A Play for Revenge
“Something my father always told me was that the trick to success is to know when you have enough and stop and appreciate it.”
― The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores
― The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores
“What many would see as a depressive day, I saw as a work of art. The bouts of nourishing rain. The sunless sky. The soft light that seemed to reflect my own dreams back onto me. The grayness filled my soul in a way that nothing else could.”
― Beguiled
― Beguiled
“Maybe such brave souls were the world’s true messiahs. Maybe we didn’t need to wait idly by for heavenly salvation. Maybe we were always our best hope.”
― The Last Odyssey
― The Last Odyssey
“The courage of a mother could not be measured. We toiled in the background, day in and day out, without thanks, so our children could become their best selves. We sacrificed ourselves for our loved ones, and we did it silently. Gladly. Full of love.”
― Magical Midlife Madness
― Magical Midlife Madness
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