That’s what life is about: People come and go.

—Cecelia Ahern in Love, Rosie

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About Cecelia Ahern

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Cecelia Ahern (born 30 September 1981) is an Irish novelist, known for her works like Where Rainbows End, If You Could See Me Now, and PS, I Love You. Born in Dublin, Ahern is published in nearly fifty countries, and has sold over 25 million copies of her novels worldwide....

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She needed to talk, she needed to cry, she needed to vent all her frustrations and disappointments.

—Cecelia Ahern in P.S. I Love You

But where pain was, healing could come; where loneliness was, new relationships could be formed; where rejection was, new love could be found. It was a moment. And moments changed. She would have to live through the moment to get to the next.

—Cecelia Ahern in How to Fall in Love

She was a woman with a million happy memories, who knew what it was like to experience true love and who was ready to experience more life, more love and make new memories. Whether it happened in ten months or ten years. Whatever lay ahead, she knew she would open her heart and follow where it led. In the meantime, she would just live.

—Cecelia Ahern in P.S. I Love You

Some people go through life searching and never find their soul mates. They never do. You and I did, we just happened to have them for a shorter period of time than we hoped for. It's sad, but it's life.

—Cecelia Ahern in P.S. I Love You

She couldn't remember the last time she hugged someone, really hugged someone.

—Cecelia Ahern in P.S. I Love You

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For all things come from earth, and all things end by becoming earth.

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Not everything is supposed to become something beautiful and long-lasting. Sometimes people come into your life to show you what is right and what is wrong, to show you who you can be, to teach you to love yourself, to make you feel better for a little while, or to just be someone to walk with at night and spill your life to. Not everyone is going to stay forever, and we still have to keep on going and thank them for what they've given us.

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Maybe some people just aren’t meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It’s like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn.

—Danielle Steel in The Gift

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It was becoming clear to me that I shouldn’t become too attached to anything. Turn your back and you lose it. Just like that.

—Sarah Dessen in The Truth About Forever

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If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes, are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair. Despair is for those who expect to live forever. I no longer do.

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