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“You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.”
― Max Ehrmann, Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life

“We were nostalgic for a time that wasn't yet over.”
― Nina LaCour, We Are Okay

“I was quiet, but I was not blind.”
― Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

“I'm melancholy, not daft.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising