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One thing I've learned: You never know where life is taking you, but it's taking you. ↗

— Hilary Swank

#know #learned #life #never #one thing

It [money] doesn't have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person. It doesn't. What matters is what you make. Whether it's a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a wall of water--whatever you pour into this life is what makes you rich. ↗

— Adriana Trigiani

#satisfaction #work #life

I have always been resistant to doctrine, and any spirituality I had experienced thus far in my life had been much more abstract and not aligned with any recognized religion. For me, the most trustworthy vehicle for spirituality had always proven to be music. It cannot be manipulated, or politicized, and when it is, that becomes immediately obvious. ↗

— Eric Clapton

#music #religion #life

You know," Daddy said, "it's some that can live their whole life out without asking about it and it's others has to know why it is, and this boy is one of the latters. He's going to be into everything! ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#life #philosophy #short-story #life

That was the one thing she knew now. Some chances came and went, and if you missed them, you could spend the rest of your life standing alone, waiting for an opportunity that had already passed you by. ↗

— Kristin Hannah

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Maybe that was how it was with all first loves. They own a little piece of your heart, always. Conrad at twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, even seventeen years old. For the rest of my life, I would think of him fondly, the way you do your first pet, the first car you drove. Firsts were important. ↗

— Jenny Han

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She was telling me that I had a life of disappointment before me if I continued to love him as I did. A love that is too strong can turn poisonous and bring great unhappiness. And then, what is the remedy? Can you unlearn your heart's desire? Can you stop loving someone? Easier to drown yourself; easier to take the lover's leap. ↗

— Alma Katsu

#love #pain #romance #life

i am nothing special. just a common man with common thoughts,and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicaated to me and my name will soon be forgotten,but I've loved another with all my heart and soul and for me that has always been enough. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

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You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t care, Abby.” “I don’t.” She glared at him, so full of life she almost glowed. “You do.” He kissed the pouting lips lightly. “And I’m going to keep you. ↗

— Cherise Sinclair

#erotic-romance #romance #life

Be careful with my fiancée. I love her more than life itself. Nick...You make me all fluttery. No one has ever made me fluttery. How do you that? Ridiculously pleased he smiled. What can I say? It's magic. Take care, babe. ↗

— Marie Force

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