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People with nothing to lose were the most dangerous thing in the world.
They threw him in the sea, and I feel like he’s drowning, and I can’t get to him. I’m just watching from the shore as the tide carries him out. I’m scared he’s already too far gone.”
Whoever thought books didn’t save lives was so very wrong.
“No. The past cannot be changed. It must not be changed. For all of our sakes.” “Why?” “The past is the causal sequence of events that created our present.”
“That in order for our present reality to exist, the past must have happened as it did.”
“We’ve been talking about how our beliefs and expectations shape our perception of reality.
how we feel has a huge impact on how we perceive the world around us.”
she started to believe that maybe there was a larger force at work here, that this life gave and took and surprised, and that just maybe it all added up to something truly wonderful.
Finally, after all this time, Adeline saw what her mother loved about sewing, the joy of making something from scratch, the serenity of the motions, of creating something your child could enjoy, and doing something to help provide for your family.
There’s something very special about people who truly want to leave the world better than they found it. A lot of people talk about it. Far fewer actually do it.
“Maybe you traded an unhealthy obsession for a healthy one. I think that’s how it goes sometimes.”
“It was all about how our perception of the world around us is shaped by our convictions, mental health, physical health, and environment.”
But that’s one thing I’ve learned about time: sometimes life gives you problems you can’t solve today. That’s what tomorrow is for. And that’s why you keep going.”
