“You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
― The Notebook
― The Notebook
“Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes.”
― Holy Bible: New International Version
― Holy Bible: New International Version
“You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.”
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“If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.”
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“The earth has its music for those who will listen”
― Fireside Fancies
― Fireside Fancies
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