For the first time in my life I tasted death, and death tasted bitter, for death is birth, is fear and dread of some terrible renewal.

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I eat everything. I still like to go to Peter Luger once in a while. - Jean-Georges Vongerichten

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Dumbledore will only leave from Hogwarts when there are none loyal to him! ― J.K. Rowling

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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ― Leo Buscaglia

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When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises. ― Paulo Coelho

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I still think I am the greatest. -- Kanye West

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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never. ― Toni Morrison

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I can't even say I made my own mistakes. Really - one has to ask oneself - what dignity is there in that?

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We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. ― Carlos Castaneda

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This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy. -- Susan Polis Schutz

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