She would smile and show no surprise, convinced as she was, the same as I, that casual meetings are apt to be just the opposite, and that people who make dates are the same kind who need lines on their writing paper, or who always squeeze up from the bottom on a tube of toothpaste.

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Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds. — Louisa May Alcott

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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

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Early on in my life I comprehended that death is the most tragic event in our life. Events of early Monday July 14, 1958 [Coup in Iraq] had convinced me that hate is the most destructive force in our life. — Ala Bashir

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Life is short but love your loved ones. Love them, kiss them every day because you don't know what's going to happen. _ Angelina Pivarnick

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The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.

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Writing is my dream. From romance to dragons; fairies to fantasy worlds, this is where I live and play. Thanks be to God! ― Lisa Hannah Wells

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Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Life is short, and there's something to be said for being true to yourself. _ Anohni

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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. — Nelson Mandela

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