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“It's the children the world almost breaks who grow up to save it.”
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“Parents aren’t the people you come from. They’re the people you want to be, when you grow up.”
― Handle with Care
― Handle with Care
“You should eat. It’s going to be a rough day for you. Finding out the world isn’t all sunshine and roses takes a lot out of you”
― How Do You Say Goodbye
― How Do You Say Goodbye
“Maybe you had to leave in order to really miss a place; maybe you had to travel to figure out how beloved your starting point was...
...Parents aren't the people you come from. They're the people you want to be, when you grow up.
I sat between my mother and my father, watching strangers on TV carry in Shaker rockers and dusty paintings and ancient beer tankards and cranberry glass dishes; people and their hidden treasures, who had to be told by experts that they'd taken something incredibly precious for granted.”
― Handle with Care
...Parents aren't the people you come from. They're the people you want to be, when you grow up.
I sat between my mother and my father, watching strangers on TV carry in Shaker rockers and dusty paintings and ancient beer tankards and cranberry glass dishes; people and their hidden treasures, who had to be told by experts that they'd taken something incredibly precious for granted.”
― Handle with Care
“It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.”
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