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That was the disadvantage of having been raised a Lutheran. In her Church all those things had been decided long ago by heads much wiser than Henry’s. She had married the only Colbert who had a conscience, and she sometimes wished he hadn’t ...more
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Terry McMillan
“Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.”
Terry McMillan , Disappearing Acts

Annie Proulx
“You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music.”
Annie Proulx

Barbara Kingsolver
“Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you’re good, bad things can still happen. And if you’re bad, you can still be lucky.”
Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

Will Rogers
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
Will Rogers

Joseph Heller
“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.”
Joseph Heller, Catch-22

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