The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate. ― Cormac McCarthy

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You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.― Nicholas Sparks

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Being happy isn’t having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe it’s about stringing together all the little things. — Ann Brashares

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Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure. ― Emily Wing Smith

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Nobody likes being alone that much. I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all. It just leads to disappointment. ― Haruki Murakami

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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going – Beverly Sills

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Always remember that you were once alone, and the crowd you see in your life today are just as unecessary as when you were alone. ― Michael Bassey Johnson

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If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. - George Carlin

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit – Aristotle

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If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company. ― Jean-Paul Sartre

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