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“Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old robe is all you've got, and there isn't anything else in the wardrobe that fits. And at that point, you’re just waiting to trade the robe for a shroud.” Grace March”
― Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

“If your life is Cinderella pre-ball, it's nice to think your engraved invitation and your monogrammed pumpkin are out there somewhere.”
― Kate Quinn, The Astral Library

“Can a bookworm ever really call herself alone when she’s surrounded by books?”
― Kate Quinn, The Astral Library

“true happiness comes from remaining focused on the things we do, and doing them with no purpose other than to do them.”
― Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question