“There are few children more treasured than ill-behaved ones who belong to someone else.”
― This Is How It Always Is
― This Is How It Always Is
“There isn't time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that.”
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“Just because it’s made up, doesn’t mean it isn’t real,” said Penn. “Made up is the most powerful real there is.”
― This Is How It Always Is
― This Is How It Always Is
“Beating the competition is relatively easy. Beating yourself is a never-ending commitment.”
― Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
― Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
“parenting always involves this balance between what you know, what you guess, what you fear, and what you imagine.”
― This Is How It Always Is
― This Is How It Always Is
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