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21 " We’re all just trying to get through the day. "
― Diane Keaton , Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty
22 " sibling who doesn’t fit in or follow the paths the rest of us take; who challenges and bewilders, upsets and dazzles us; who scares some of us away; but who still loves us, in his or her way. "
― Diane Keaton , Brother & Sister
23 " I kept thinking if I’m so miserably maladjusted to this life, my absence would only be felt for a short time. And anyway, my responsibilities with the family are over. They no longer look to me for guidance. It’s more like I’m the one they’re stuck being responsible for. My company isn’t sought after. Whatever I have allowed to happen has also brought on this horrible lack of confidence. I’m intimidated. I have no one to tell my concerns to, NO ONE. I’ve let myself come to a very sad state, not only sad, but stagnant. "
― Diane Keaton , Then Again
24 " Compliments linger. "
25 " You can see. Seeing is believing. Seeing is the gift that keeps giving. It’s much more engaging than being seen. "
26 " I carry their beauty inside the very soul of my being. Dark with shades of grey. White with storm clouds in the distance. Because of dad and mom, I am not afraid to dream of dark victories and black beauty. I'm not afraid to be in love with the night "
27 " The train surges forward. I start singing an old Irving Berlin song Mom used to play on the piano: “How much do I love you? I’ll tell you no lie. How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?…And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry? How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? "
28 " If beauty is in the eye of the beholder are mirrors a waste of time? "
29 " Beautiful makes you come back for more. It makes you ask questions. It's vast, unknowable and magnificent. That's part of its power. It makes you think about the experience it's giving you.Beauty flourishes on sorrow. It's enriched by the knowledge that life is fleeting, sometimes cruel and often ends without resolution. That's what makes beauty deep.When you're looking for someone, you're looking for some aspect of yourself, even if you don't know it. What we're searching for is what we lack.No dream can live up to its expectations. Ownership is brief; in fact, it's a fiction. And beauty? Beauty is a discovery that diminishes the truth of reality. "
30 " I’ve always been the never-ready boy, the stunted boy. Slow to catch on to the world and the people in it. It took time to find out where I belonged. The simple answer is…nowhere. This morning, in front of my window, seabirds glide. Their feathered bodies lay grace to shame. I watch and think how clumsy I am; how my abilities do not suit me. I’ve spent a life nesting on fear and regret. I am not an airborne soul. I never once reached for what is just beyond my window. — "