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“MY MOTHER USED TO SAY,
I know you're young,
gotta get it out,
but just remember, when
you're walking in the nighttime,
make sure the nighttime
ain't walking into you.”
― Long Way Down
I know you're young,
gotta get it out,
but just remember, when
you're walking in the nighttime,
make sure the nighttime
ain't walking into you.”
― Long Way Down
“It don't take no nerve to do somepin when there ain't nothin' else you can do.”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath
“After a while, I just liked going around him. He didn't ask you no questions about why you weren't this or that. He just let a person be. He let a person sit and think out loud sometimes, and...well...that's a mighty good thing to do.”
― Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm: An Enchanting Tall Tale About the Secrets of a Magical Balloon Farm for Kids
― Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm: An Enchanting Tall Tale About the Secrets of a Magical Balloon Farm for Kids
“They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say 'Shit, it's raining!”
― Cold Mountain
― Cold Mountain
“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.
The more we say thanks, the more we find to be thankful for.
And the more we find to be thankful for, the happier we become.
We don't give thanks because we're happy.
We are happy because we give thanks.”
― The Secret of Saying Thanks
The more we say thanks, the more we find to be thankful for.
And the more we find to be thankful for, the happier we become.
We don't give thanks because we're happy.
We are happy because we give thanks.”
― The Secret of Saying Thanks
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