To fail and succeed and flourish and fly.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIBut a child’s joy is doubled for the mother, and the sound of her son’s laughter began to her heart.
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Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.
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I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
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Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.
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Energy has to be fed from a source. If you don’t feed the source, it dissipates entirely.
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I have been a joy to live with all spring: Upbeat, warm and tender, uncomplicated, and loving.
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The Bookmobile is just a government truck, but to me it’s a glittering royal coach delivering stories and knowledge and life itself.
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I am in total silence when I write.
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Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
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A handwritten letter carries a lot of risk. It’s a one-sided conversation that reveals the truth of the writer.
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It’s the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
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The most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather.
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Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
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You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.
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But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.
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And then just like real sisters, we listen and don’t judge.
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The only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you’ve solved the mystery.
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Don’t worry about bad things that haven’t happened yet. It will save you a lot of anxiety.
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Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.
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I even love the smell of books.
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I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.
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Anything you ever make that matters takes a long time.
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I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
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Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.
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There are two kinds of people in this world.
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I even love the smell of books.
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I adored the Iranian sisters, Marjan, Bahar and Layla, who are looking to build a life, start a business and find love in a place so far from home.
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