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“It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

“If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em!”
― John Waters

“Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.”
― Diane Duane, So You Want to Be a Wizard

“I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list.”
― Susan Sontag

“Regret is just perfectionism plus time.”
― B.J. Novak, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories

“Take a good book to bed with you—books do not snore.”
― Thea Dorn

“A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than an owner can express with his tongue in hours.”
― Karen Davison

“Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.”
― Karen Davison

“When the officer asked what he’d taken, Sunny blurted out in his accented English, “He stole property in his mind.”
― John Carreyrou, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

“But sometimes things happen that aren’t so good. When they occur, I’ve learned that there’s not much you can do except stand tall and reach deep.”
― Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

“Trees can’t tell jokes. But we can certainly tell stories. And if all you hear is the whisper of leaves, don’t worry. Most trees are introverts at heart.”
― Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

“I’d broken the rule because I wanted something. I wanted to matter. I wanted to do something meaningful before I died.”
― Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

“Making others feel safe is a fine way to spend your days.”
― Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

“As I constantly try to remind myself when I’m spiraling about negative feedback, if the best the planet has to offer can get a one-star review, you don’t have a chance of pleasing everyone.”
― Amber Share, Subpar Parks

“Here is what I learned. Happiness does not fall from the sky; it is in your hands. Happiness comes from inside yourself and from the people you love. And if you are happy and healthy, you are a millionaire.”
― Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor