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Light from Uncommon Stars

by Ryka Aoki (Goodreads Author)

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“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes.”
― G.K. Chesterton, A Chesterton calendar

tags: determination, effort, growth, new-year

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“Past and Present I know well; each is a friend and sometimes an enemy to me. But it is the quiet, beckoning Future, an absolute stranger, with whom I have fallen madly in love.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

tags: future, hope, new-year, new-year-s-resolutions, new-years, past, present, resolutions, richelle, richelle-e-goodrich, richelle-goodrich, unknown

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“We all just want to be people, and none of us know what that really means.”
― Jeff VanderMeer, Borne

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“So may the New Year be a happy one to you, happy to many more whose happiness depends on you!”
― Charles Dickens, The Chimes

tags: charity, chimes, inspirational, new, wise, year

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“I am starting to think that maybe memories are like this dessert. I eat it, and it becomes a part of me, whether I remember it later or not.”
― Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients

tags: dessert, memories, memory-loss

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