Happy birthday, Alexander," Magnus murmured. "Thanks for remembering," Alec whispered back. ― Cassandra Clare

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Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.

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When confronted with a birthday in a week I will remember that a book can be a really good present, too. ― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

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Time and tide wait for no man.

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Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

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Old is always fifteen years from now.

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Romance novels are birthday cake and life is often peanut butter and jelly. I think everyone should have lots of delicious romance novels lying around for those times when the peanut butter of life gets stuck to the roof of your mouth. ― Janet Evanovich

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Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good. ― Maya Angelou

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To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

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Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. ― George Orwell

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