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We often confuse what we wish for with what is.

Neil Gaiman

Sometimes we can choose the paths we follow. Sometimes our choices are made for us. And sometimes we have no choice at all.
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Choice Life Path
Adults follow paths. Children explore.
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Children Explore One Liner
I would like to see anyone, prophet, king, or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.
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God Myself Time
And did I pass?” The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left, the younger woman said, “You don’t pass or fail at being a person, dear.
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Failure Person Philosophy Right Woman
What do stars do? They shine.
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One Liner Shine Stars
The sky had never seemed so sky; the world had never seemed so world.
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Philosophy See Sky World
You’re always you, and that doesn’t change, and you’re always changing, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
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Change Philosophy Self Love Yourself
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, you’re doing something.
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Hope Inspirational Mistake Myself
Everybody has a secret world inside of them. I mean everybody. All of the people in the whole world, I mean everybody – no matter how dull and boring they are on the outside.
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Philosophy Secret World
Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent.
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Deep Goodness Lying Story True
It’s like the people who believe they’ll be happy if they go and live somewhere else, but who learn it doesn’t work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you. If you see what I mean.
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Believe Happiness Live People Yourself
An Angel who did not so much fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards.
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Angel Fall
I mean, maybe I am crazy. I mean, maybe. But if this is all there is, then I don’t want to be sane.
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Crazy Myself
Because,’ she said, ‘when you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave.
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Bravery Herself Scare Yourself
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful.
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Dream Goodness Hope Kiss Mad Magic Thinking
You don’t have to stay anywhere forever.
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Forever One Liner Stay Yourself

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