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I wished him peace and happiness, but I did not wish to see him. Speak with him. Deal with him. Not for a good long while. Perhaps forever.

—Sarah J. Maas in A Court of Frost and Starlight

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Some things are just beyond our control and the heart wants what the heart wants whether it makes logical sense or not.

—Lori Wilde in Rules of the Game

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Seriously, what does having it all even mean? All is subjective. Not every woman's vision of a perfect future looks the same. Not every woman wants kids. Not every woman wants to get married. Not every woman wants a house in the suburbs. Not every woman wants a career. Not every woman is attracted to men in the first place. Why and how did dudes become the key to our Perfect Future?

—Iliza Shlesinger in Girl Logic

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My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.

—Jessica Alba

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Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like and learn to find joy in the story you are actually living.

—Rachel Marie Martin in The Brave Art of Motherhood

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I didn't know love felt like this, like turning into brightness.

—Jandy Nelson in The Sky Is Everywhere

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Anger is like that. Runs on its own fumes, devours itself voraciously, explosively, until one day there is no fire left. Only pure, cold, unbreakable hardness.

—Leah Raeder in Black Iris

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The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

—Lily Tomlin

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When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

—William Hazlitt

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Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.

—G. K. Chesterton

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If you haven't already, you will lose someone you can't live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and you never completely get over the loss of a deeply beloved person. But this is also good news. The person lives forever, in your broken heart that doesn't seal back up. And you come through, and you learn to dance with the banged-up heart.

—Anne Lamott in Plan B

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Getting found almost always means being lost for a while.

—Anne Lamott in Small Victories

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A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men.

—Unknown

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People often feel threatened by things that are different. It reflects their ignorance, not your reality.

—Lori Wilde in Love of the Game

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Although it's good to try new things and to keep an open mind, it's also extremely important to stay true to who you really are.

—Gail Honeyman in Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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