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“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
― Looking Forward
― Looking Forward

“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.”
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“You will lose someone you can’t live without,and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly—that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp.”
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“My heart started racing, not the bad kind of heart racing, like I'm going to die. But the good kind of heart racing, like, Hello, can I help you with something? If not, please step aside because I'm about to kick the shit out of life.”
― Where'd You Go, Bernadette
― Where'd You Go, Bernadette

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