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How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
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A. A. MilneA. A. Milne I’m not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne I used to believe in forever, but forever’s too good to be true.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Life is so much friendlier with two.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Just because an animal is large, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want kindness.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Washing, this modern behind the ears nonsense.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.
A. A. MilneA. A. Milne Good judgment comes from experience, and experience – well, that comes from poor judgment.
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All my friends tell me I need to pull through. But I can’t for I am lost in the sea of you.
Ana DeeAna Dee As a child, my number one best friend was the librarian in my grade school. I actually believed all those books belonged to her.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Lost in the space between friend and lover. I am and none of these things.
Ana DeeAna Dee The U.S. should never get involved where we have no clear national interest. We should not intervene militarily in a country like Syria, where we can’t separate friend from foe and might end up arming the very people who hate us the most.
Rand PaulRand Paul It isn’t humanly possible to be the best version of yourself on your own.
Rachel WolchinRachel Wolchin Friends are “annuals” that need seasonal nurturing to bear blossoms. Family is a “perennial” that comes up year after year, enduring the droughts of absence and neglect. There’s a place in the garden for both of them.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck Every puppy should have a boy.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
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