“It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.”
― Diary
― Diary
“We read to know we're not alone.”
― Shadowlands: A Play
― Shadowlands: A Play
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
― Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
“When I get lonely these days, I think: So BE lonely, Liz. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilled yearnings.”
― Eat, Pray, Love
― Eat, Pray, Love
“Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.”
― Rory O'More
― Rory O'More
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