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It wasn’t the money that concerned him, it was the risk of getting it wrong, the embarrassment of trying and failing—an extended limb is far easier to break than a bent one.
They sought happiness that didn’t have to be at the expense of anyone else’s happiness.
They could find a way of reaching each other around any obstacle. But they needed the obstacle.
She wanted to go to her, give her an inspirational talk—explain that life changes, and what is weak becomes strong, and what is a dream becomes a reality that requires a new dream.
And there are no cures for the hurt that hurts most. There is only the medicine of believing each other’s pain, and being present for it.”
Good people don’t make fewer mistakes, they’re just better at apologizing.”
And she would be alone, and finally unalone,
She was weak enough to keep the hurt to herself.
Parenthood contains such moments of warmth and intimacy, but isn’t them. It’s cleaning up.
He wrestled because he recognized that the blessings were worth the struggle. He knew that you only get to keep what you refuse to let go of.
I would trade a year of what remained to hold my babies for an hour.
Things can be for the best and the worst at the same time.
highly specialized kitchen utensil whose real function is to be bought.
