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One of the most difficult things for us to accept is that there is no realm where there’s only happiness and there’s no suffering.
“The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. If beef is your idea of "real food for real people" you'd better live real close to a real good hospital.”
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“No summer ever came back, and no two summers ever were alike. Times change, and people change; and if our hearts do not change as readily, so much the worse for us.”
― The Blithedale Romance
― The Blithedale Romance
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
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“When someone stabs you it's not your fault that you feel pain.”
― A Fatal Grace
― A Fatal Grace
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