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Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same. The feeling of love is so profound, it's incredible and surprising. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

#love

Steph, you are my sister and I love you. I have always tried to protect you, even when it meant leaving you to fend for yourself so that you'd become strong on your own. ↗

— Thaddeus Nowak

#love

Now Hadley presses her forehead against the window of the taxi and once again finds herself smiling at the thought of him. He's like a song she can't get out of her head. Hard as she tries, the melody of their meeting runs through her mind on an endless loop, each time as surprisingly sweet as the last, like a lullaby, like a hymn, and she doesn't think she could ever get tired of hearing it. ↗

— Jennifer E. Smith

#hadley #love #love

My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#love #self #spirituality #welath #life

So are you here alone or is there someone looking daggers at my back right now, ready to challenge me to a duel? ↗

— Somi Ekhasomhi

#jealous-lovers #love #love

I'm a woman; in so many ways I've been programmed to please. I took the job and spent time hunkered over figures, budgets, charts, and fiscal-year projections. I tried, but I hated it. "Working at a job you don't like is the same as going to prison every day," my father used to say. He was right. I felt imprisoned by an impressive title, travel, perks, and a good salary. On the inside, I was miserable and lonely, and I felt as if I was losing myself. I spent weekends working on reports no one read, and I gave presentations that I didn't care about. It made me feel like a sellout and, worse, a fraud. Now set free, like any inmate I had to figure out what to do with the rest of my life. ↗

— Kathleen Flinn

#rest-of-my-life #women #work #life

Anything is possible." "You really believe that?" "It's what the great love stories are about, right?Beating the odds. ↗

— Richard Castle

#belief #great-love-stories #possibilities #season- #love

We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause. ↗

— Steven Pressfield

#discipline #writing #art

All I know is I want you to be happy, and if I could do anything to give that to you, I would. ↗

— Amy Reed

#love #young-adult #love

Ahora que no te escribo cuando me voy. Ahora que estoy más vivo de lo que estoy. Ahora que nada es urgente, que todo es presente, que hay pan para hoy. Ahora que no te pido lo que me das. Ahora que no me mido con los demás. Ahora que, todos los cuentos, parecen el cuento de nunca empezar. ↗

— Joaquín Sabina

#cancion #love #poem #poesia #realidad