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“That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and -- in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love -- you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents.”
― Ursula Hegi

“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“Life is hard. After all, it kills you.”
― Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life

“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.”
― Katharine Hepburn

“What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.”
― Katharine Hepburn

“I don't care what is written about me as long as it isn't true.”
― Katharine Hepburn

“On these magic shores children at play are for ever beaching their coracles. We too have been there; we can still hear the sound of the surf, though we shall land no more.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

“What if we had a chance to do it again and again, until we finally did get it right? Wouldn't that be wonderful?”
― Kate Atkinson, Life After Life

“Luz, we all have an obligation to the people who love us. They've given us this gift whether we want it or not and it is our duty to stand up and be worthy. We are not loved in proportion to our deserving, and thank God for that, for unworthies like you and me would find that life a bitch. We're loved to the level we ought to rise, and even in returning it we are obligated to be gentle.”
― Claire Vaye Watkins, Gold Fame Citrus

“Other people can ruin a dream just by knowing it.”
― Ashley Hutson, One's Company