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“Indeed. Since this is the will of God, He provides us with the necessary tools: the energy required for hard work, the industriousness, the persistence, and . . .”—here he looked at me for a long moment before continuing—“and therefore He
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“Luxury is infantilization.”
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“Margaret said, “There’s a blue box on the shelf in the dressing room. Bring it to me. I tried to give her the package, but she said, “For you. I asked Felix to find it. When you wear it, I hope you’ll remember what you did, and realize what it means to be a true friend.”
― The Paris Library
― The Paris Library
“No one is emotionally prepared to have their child predecease them. No one should ever have to experience it.”
― David Putnam, The Ruthless”
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― David Putnam, The Ruthless”
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“In my time, love often followed trends, yet greater love grows through it all.”
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
“Lily’s thoughts on grief:
“Grief is a sea made of your own tears. Salty swells cover the dark depths you must swim at your own pace. It takes time to build stamina. Some days, my arms sliced through the water, and I felt things would be okay, the shore wasn’t so far off. Then one memory, one moment would nearly drown me, and I’d be back to the beginning, fighting to stay above the waves, exhausted, sinking in my own sorrow.”
― The Paris Library
“Grief is a sea made of your own tears. Salty swells cover the dark depths you must swim at your own pace. It takes time to build stamina. Some days, my arms sliced through the water, and I felt things would be okay, the shore wasn’t so far off. Then one memory, one moment would nearly drown me, and I’d be back to the beginning, fighting to stay above the waves, exhausted, sinking in my own sorrow.”
― The Paris Library
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