But you know what the bravest thing of all is? The most extraordinary thing?” I let out a relieving breath I feel to my very soul, because I also know the truth in what I’m saying. “To live by your own standards and no one else’s. To be happy by your own measure. You want your own flock of geese and a garden in Spunes? You want to make the same people you’ve known your entire life a little happier just by being in it? By doing the small things? Maybe it’s that you see your flowers in their stores and on their tables and in their hands, like Sage. Maybe you love passing knowledge on to your
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