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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules

by David Sedaris

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Voyage of the Damned

by Frances White (Goodreads Author)

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Shrines of Gaiety

by Kate Atkinson

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“Holding anger is a poison...It eats you from inside...We think that by hating someone we hurt them...But hatred is a curved blade...and the harm we do to others...we also do to ourselves.”
― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

tags: ruby-anger

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“If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: perks

982 likes

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: attributed-no-source, dreams, love, reality, sleep

127102 likes

“Strong women- precious jewels all- their humanness is evident in their accessibility. We are able to enter into the spirit of these women and rejoice in their warmth and courage.”
― Maya Angelou

134 likes

“None of us can choose where we shall love...”
― Susan Kay, Phantom

tags: empathy, love, opera, passion, phantom, sympathy, understanding

346 likes

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