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1 " Some books are so special that you never forget where you were the first time you read them. "
― , The Key to Extraordinary
2 " I learned that courage and fear always come as a pair. If you've gone one inside you, you've surely got the other. "
3 " She said fear is just a flashlight that helps you find your courage. "
4 " I woke up to an ache in my chest, the smell of chocolate, and the sound of the ghost making a racket in the kitchen. Now, I'm not the sort to dwell on doom and sorrow. Life is too short for that. But I should at least try to describe the ache briefly: It is not the kind that comes from eating tacos too late at night. It's the kind that comes from being left behind. I think my heart is smart enough to know there's a place I should be filling with new memories, new jokes, and wondrous adventures with the one person I loved most of all. But that person is gone now. And so, my heart has a giant hole. I call it The Big Empty. "
5 " My voice is never much louder than a ripple, but even small voices sound loud when you talk about things that matter. "
6 " A soft breeze settled around our shoulders as we walked into the cemetery. That same breeze made the world around us shiver a little bit. The slick green leaves of the tall trees rustled, and the long curtain of ivy dangling from the branches began to wave. When the ivy blows in the graveyard, it casts the prettiest lacelike shadows on the ground. They remind me of banners, rippling over the dearly departed in silent celebration. "
7 " It occurred to me that there are at least three indisputable facts about best friends: 1. They wait for you, and 2. They slow down enough to walk beside you, and 3. They always know when you need hot chocolate. "
8 " The human heart is a big thumping miracle, I decided. What else in the world could keep beating after being so broken? "
9 " Fear is just a flashlight that helps you find your courage "
10 " Just when you think you don't have it in you to bloom anymore, you do. "
11 " You are never too old to be daring. Whether fifteen or ninety-five...believe your words have power. And use them. "
12 " So this is what I've decided: In the eyes of many people, I may never live an extraordinary life. But I will love in extraordinary ways. And I hope I choose to always see the best in people" -Emma "
13 " Every day you live is a day for dreaming.Every day is a day for adventuring.And every day is for sharing with people you love,because love's all that lasts.It's the only thing we all carry out of this world.It connects us all, in the end"-Emma "
14 " Granny Blue said that everybody you meet is just a walking, talking broken heart. Some people just put the pieces back together better than others. "
15 " In the eyes of many people, I may never live an extraordinary life. But I will love in extraordinary ways. And I hope I choose to always see the best in people "
16 " Sometimes you don't realize how special a place - or a person - really is until until they're slipping away from you. "
17 " Everything wonderful is possible. "
18 " I know there is a true and scientific explanation of where he wind comes from. But I like to think it happens when clouds shrug their shoulders. When stars spin hard enough for a few lucky people on earth to get caught up in their cosmic whirl. Sometimes wind just feels like weather. But sometimes it feels special, like it's carrying something with it" -Emma "
19 " But maybe every creature in the world needs to be reminded that they aren't alone. That somebody cares about them. That they have a friend to lead them out of their present mess" -Emma "
20 " Some sanctuaries and special places are full of a sweet and peaceful darkness. They soothe your soul like a lullaby. "