You don’t have to move mountains. Simply fall in love with life. Be a tornado of happiness, gratitude, and acceptance. You will change the world just by being a warm, kind-hearted human being. – Anita Krizzan

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Oh, Issyk-Kul, my Issyk-Kul--my unfinished song! Why did I have to remember that day when I came here with Asel and stopped on the same rise, right above the water? Everything was the same. The blue-and-white waves ran up the yellow shore holding hands. The sun was setting behind the mountains, and at the far end of the lake the water was tinged with pink. The swans wheeled over the water with excited, exultant cries. They soared up and dropped down on outspread wings that seemed to hum. They whipped up the water and started wide, foaming circles. Everything was the same, only there was no Asel with me. Where are you, my slender poplar in a red kerchief, where are you now?

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In life and love, you learn that there comes a time to let go and move on. — Taylor Swift

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The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.

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The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

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Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it and join the dance. — Alan Watts

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It's easier to just be single and not have a relationship.

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A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed. ― Matshona Dhliwayo

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If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. ― Sun Tzu

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