It’s important to stand still sometimes. Think of it as a little rest in the long journey of your life. This is your harbor. And your boat is just dropping anchor here for a little while. And after you’re well rested, you can set sail
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“Boats that stay in the harbor are safe, sweetheart, but that's not what boats were built for.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
“You managed to find employment, you go to work every day and you can feed yourself. That's a fine achievement.”
― What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
― What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
“Have you ever held a three-year-old by the hand on the way home from preschool?"
"No."
"You're never more important that you are then.”
― Anxious People
"No."
"You're never more important that you are then.”
― Anxious People
“As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“In a world where you don’t know what will happen next, I just do what I can right now.”
― What You Are Looking for is in the Library
― What You Are Looking for is in the Library
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