At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALDLife is essentially a cheat and its conditions are those of defeat; the redeeming things are not happiness and pleasure but the deeper satisfactions that come out of struggle.
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It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.
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It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.
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So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star.
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Well, you never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people’s lives.
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Never confuse activity with action.
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It is not merely enough to have the ability to be persistant, you must also have the ability to start over.
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There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.
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I want to tell you about your heart— you’ve probably been neglecting your heart—and you don’t know.
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She was feeling the pressure of the world outside and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all.
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For what it’s worth, it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.
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Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.
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No matter how low you go, there’s always an unexplored basement.
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Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
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Things are sweeter when they’re lost. I know–because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand.
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I don’t want just words. If that’s all you have for me, you’d better go.
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