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“The more people open their hearts to us, the less we will have to fight for our rights.”
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“[Grief] is everything. It is the fabric of selfhood, and beautifully chaotic. It shares mathematical characteristics with many natural forms.”
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
“Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin - find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.”
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“Acts of Kindness:
A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.”
― The Light in the Heart: Inspirational Thoughts for Living Your Best Life
A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.”
― The Light in the Heart: Inspirational Thoughts for Living Your Best Life
“I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready and able to come to our own defense when and wherever needed.”
― Letter to My Daughter
― Letter to My Daughter
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