“The past is dead and gone, the future stops being the future once it gets here, so the present moment’s the only thing you’re responsible for.”
“Children can be happy when their parents are miserable. But a parent is never happier than her unhappiest child.”
― What the Dead Know
― What the Dead Know
“Compelling fiction often obscures the humble truth.”
― All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother
― All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother
“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”
― Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet
― Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet
“Nothing remains the same from one moment to the next, you can’t step into the same river twice. Life – evolution – the whole universe of space/time, matter/energy – existence itself – is essentially change.”
― The Lathe of Heaven
― The Lathe of Heaven
“I no longer believe that people are born without virtue. It gets beaten out. Misfortune threshes our souls as a flail threshes wheat, and the lightest parts of ourselves are scattered to the wind.”
― All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother
― All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother
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