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February 25 - February 28, 2021
“Go spread your sunshine in the world!”
“Money is a tool, not a treasure.”
I’m strangely proud of this woman who displays her style—and her heart—so fearlessly.
always say, when you feel lost or confused, consult your heart. It’s your most reliable source of navigation.”
Poppy laughs. “Oh, Luciana, be on the lookout for childhood joy, won’t you? I fear you have lost yours.”
“It’s fascinating, isn’t it, how, when someone tells us something about ourselves—good or bad—we try so desperately to prove them right.”
I’ll be fresh as a flamingo by evening, just you wait.”
“Tired people tire people,”
“Arrest this man!” she cries. “He is stealing my breath.”
“Bored people bore people.”
“Beauty is overrated. I’d choose interesting over beautiful any day.”
“I’ve found life much sweeter when I choose to believe the best of others, rather than the worst.”
“Being lost is where the beauty lies. Lost in a book. Lost in someone’s eyes. Lost in a symphony so sweet it brings you to tears.” She smiles. “Lost in a beautiful floating city on a starry night. This is magical, yes? It’s being found that’s the disappointment.”
We ignore what our heart tells us when we think it could make someone love us.
“What you do isn’t important,” Poppy says. “It’s what you’re going to do that matters.”
“Remember to spread your sunshine. Never underestimate the importance of your light to someone living in a bank of clouds.”
“One of life’s loveliest moments is witnessing another person’s grace.”
Those who cannot win hearts with love often control people with fear.”
“Few of nature’s creatures are born scared. It is desperation that begets fear. Fear creates cruelty.
“Hiraeth!”: a Welsh word conveying a deep longing for home, a nostalgia—a yearning—for the place that calls to your soul.
