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They enjoyed the miracle of loving each other as much at the table as in bed, and they grew to be so happy that even when they were two worn-out old people they kept on blooming like children and playing together like dogs.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez Over the years they both reached the same wise conclusion by different paths: it was not possible to live together in any other way, or love in any other way, and nothing in this world was more difficult than love.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez Become a better person and be sure to know who you are, before meeting someone new and hoping that person knows who you are.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez Just as real events are forgotten, some that never were can be in our memories as if they happened.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez It is not that the girl is unfit for everything, it is that she is not of this world.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez Just because someone does not love you as you want, it does not mean that you do not love with all his being.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez I’ll never fall in love again it’s like having two souls at the same time.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez Time was not passing it was turning in a circle.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez If men gave birth, they’d be less inconsiderate.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez Never stop smiling not even when you’re sad, someone might fall in love with your smile.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez At some point, you no longer feel pain. Sensation disappears and reason is dulled, until you lose all grasp of time and place.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez Be calm. God awaits you at the door.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez The only everyday and eternal reality was love.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez Why were you so old when we met? I answered with the truth: Age isn’t how old you are but how old you feel.
Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez
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Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney Everything ceases to fade Leaving my soul all the pain.
Sayed AbbasSayed Abbas To attain success everyone speaks about consistency, don’t give up & patience but no one talk about the start.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora Take a moment to look back. Change the process slightly from your discovery. Start again.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park The silence was broken with the music of your pain, but with every note i could see a part of you healing.
Sophie AliaSophie Alia It has been the craziest year filled with so many adventures, amazing friends, accomplishments & memories.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson They say what is lost can always be found in the last place you look but I wouldn’t be so sure that you’ll ever see this version of me again.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I want to see our demons complement each other for the rest of our lives.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh
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Growing up I wasn’t the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 19 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope.
Serena WilliamsSerena Williams Her blue eyes sparkle a little less than before. Adult life done right.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery …International education cannot be the work of one country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. It calls for free exchange and full collaboration…The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which grows only when it is shared.
Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. Johnson Many of us spend the first part of our adult lives becoming – stepping into the roles we take on so that they come to define our lives. But I’ve learned that we don’t really grow up until we unbecome.
Glennon DoyleGlennon Doyle Growing up, it was kind of a struggle being small, since everyone would make fun of you – except for when it came to hide and seek: that’s the only advantage I ever had!
Simone BilesSimone Biles There is so much rain in my heart and yet it feels so empty. Then I remember, for flowers to grow, you need sunshine too.
Shruthi SagarShruthi Sagar If pride wears us both our love will see no growth.
Cailin HargreavesCailin Hargreaves Rock bottom is a crisis. And everyone wants to avoid crisis. But what ‘crisis’ means literally is ‘to sift’ – like a child who goes to the beach, lifts up the sand, and watches all the sand fall away, hoping that there’s treasure left over. That’s what crisis does.
Glennon DoyleGlennon Doyle
