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“Everything is fleeting: childhood, love, life. What remains are the traces you leave behind, whether alive in your children or concrete like stones in a wall.”

“The phrase 'Your family is behind you all the way can be both reassuring and threatening. There are families who stand behind you so they can better stab you in the back. And there are families who stand behind you so they might catch you if you fall.”

“If fate presents you with a gift, do not question it. It does not matter why something is good. Just enjoy the fact that it is.”

“It can be preferable for a child if their parents separate with love, rather than stay together in hate..”

“Life leaves its marks on us all. Only people who never live never make mistakes.”

“Your parents may have made mistakes in your childhood. They probably made these mistakes with the best of intentions. But your parents also gave you a gift that you should enjoy until the day you die: they gave you your life. Forgive your parents.”

“If you consistently live in the moment, you never have to be afraid that the past will catch up with you. The only time you live in is the present. And only a very small part at that: in the moment. Not a single moment should be spent worrying about not being able to change the past. Just be pleased that every moment is another opportunity to shape the present.”

“Do not waste your own energy fighting a problem, use the problems energy. Instead of barricading yourself, open your door, and let the problem take a running leap into the wall all by itself.”

“Not everything in life feels good. Not even everything in a single good day. But it is up to us how we divide our time between what feels good and what does not. Do not keep postponing duties just because they might not feel good. Make room for the good by working through and moving on from what is not.”