I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
MAYA ANGELOUWe delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
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Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.
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No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
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There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
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I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
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Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
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Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.
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Be present in all things and thankful for all things.
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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.
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I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.
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Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
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First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.
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If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?
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I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
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