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“I wonder if other mothers feel a tug at their insides, watching their children grow up into the people they themselves wanted so badly to be.”
― Keeping Faith
― Keeping Faith
“Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can fall together”
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“Then he kissed her. Betsy didn't believe in letting boys kiss you. She thought it was silly to be letting first this boy and then that one kiss you, when it didn't mean a thing. But it was wonderful when Joe Willard kissed her. And it did mean a thing.”
― Betsy and Joe
― Betsy and Joe
“We met each other when we were young, before we knew enough about disappointment, and once we did we found we reminded each other of it.”
― The History of Love
― The History of Love
“just because you fail once, it doesn't mean you're going to fail at everything. keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself because if you don't, then who will? so keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”
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