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“The secret to a happy life is not in getting what you want. It is in learning to want what you get.”
― Tending Roses
― Tending Roses
“I understood now that all of us have that place inside that wants to be part of something, that needs the comfort and companionship of loved ones. Within each of us, there is an empty room, and when we open the door, light flows in. The wider we open it, and the longer we leave it open, the brighter our souls become.”
― Tending Roses
― Tending Roses
“Be patient, Katie. Everything doesn’t have to work itself out today.”
― Tending Roses
― Tending Roses
“Happiness is not in getting what you want, but in learning to want what you get. Don’t waste your time crying over what you’re not given. When you have tears in your eyes, you can’t see all the beautiful things around you.”
― Tending Roses
― Tending Roses
“But is life a success when it doesn’t include time for after-school talks, and curling up to read books on winter nights, and weaving daisy chains in the summer? Is it a success when you have all the big things but none of the small ones? Is it as it should be when everybody grows up and moves to opposite coasts and doesn’t care if they ever see each other?”
― Tending Roses
― Tending Roses
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