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“Nobody would take the time and effort to hang a fake moon in a real sky.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84

“Sadness, my enemy, is gaining ground, Ingrid. At this rate in the years I have left I'm going to turn into a hermit.'

'That would be death in life, Victor. Do as I do. Don't wait to defend yourself against that enemy, go out and confront it. It took me years in therapy to learn that.'

'What reasons do you have to be sad, child?'

'That's what my husband asks me. I don't know, Victor, I suppose you don't need reasons; it's part of your nature.”
― Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea

“I am careful, Felipe, but not with my friends.”
― Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea

“Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is optional.”
― Isabel Allende, A Long Petal of the Sea