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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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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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.

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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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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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I don't think you will ever fully understand how you've touched my life and made me who I am. I don't think you could ever know just how truly special you are that even on the darkest nights you are my brightest star

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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.

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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.

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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.

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We've lost more men to homosexuality than we ever did in two world wars.

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