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“But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin.”
― For One More Day
― For One More Day
“There is everything you know and there is everything that happens. When the two do not line up, you make a choice. ”
― For One More Day
― For One More Day
“In other words, our opinions and our thoughts and feelings, anything we experience, need not define us forever.”
― The Longest Ride
― The Longest Ride
“You can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back.”
― For One More Day
― For One More Day
“There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
Monessa’s 2025 Year in Books
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