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“He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain, which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart, until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful graces of God.”
― William Kent Krueger, Ordinary Grace

“Shit happens, and if we just want to restrict ourselves to things where shit can't happen... we're not going to do anything very interesting.”
― Laurence Gonzales, Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

“Children can be happy when their parents are miserable. But a parent is never happier than her unhappiest child.”
― Laura Lippman, What the Dead Know

“A faithful friend is a strong protection. A person who has found one has found a treasure. A faithful friend is beyond price, And his value cannot be weighed. A faithful friend is a life-giving medicine. — The Apocrypha”
― Gary Kowalski, Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet