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“I wish more than anything I could ask him something now. I was prepared to lose him, maybe. But I wasn't prepared for what happens after the losing.”
― When You Get the Chance
― When You Get the Chance
“They cut away pieces of me," she whispered in the darkness. "But I handed them the knife.”
― Stepsister
― Stepsister
“Human lives were short and fragile. Time and illnesses consumed us, like flames burning away these pieces of wood. But it didn’t matter how long or short we lived. It mattered more how much light we were able to shed on those we loved and how many people we touched with our compassion.”
― The Mountains Sing
― The Mountains Sing
“That’s what we do with our pain,” she said, watching the butterfly rise. “We make it into something beautiful.”
“We make it into something meaningful,” said the diva.
“We make it matter,” whispered the actress.”
― Stepsister
“We make it into something meaningful,” said the diva.
“We make it matter,” whispered the actress.”
― Stepsister
“Only through love can we drive away the darkness of evil from this earth.”
― The Mountains Sing
― The Mountains Sing
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