Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.

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Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.

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Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it.

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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more

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As long as I'm facing the right direction, it doesn't matter the size of my steps.

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Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed

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Because I loved myself, I was loved.

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I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.

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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.

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