“Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
“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
“I love the name Maggie, he went on, and she glanced up at him suspiciously-nobody loved the name Maggie-but his face was serious. It makes your teeth feel good to say it. Maggie, Maggie, Maggie. It feels like eating peanuts. Try it, and he paused, waiting for her to recite her name aloud.
She turned away, but she did try it anyway, to herself, and she felt a surprising tingle around her upper molars.”
― Behind the Attic Wall
She turned away, but she did try it anyway, to herself, and she felt a surprising tingle around her upper molars.”
― Behind the Attic Wall
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