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1 " People ask how you’re doing, but they don’t really want to know if you’re struggling or not; they want the answer that enables them to go about their day without feeling guilty. "
― Chanel Cleeton , The Last Train to Key West
2 " The day we stop fighting for others is the day we might as well pack it all up and go home. "
3 " You can live a fair share of adventures in other people’s stories. "
4 " hate to tell you, but there’s no such thing as a ‘right time’ in life. Things happen when they need to happen. The rest sort of falls into place. "
5 " Life happens whether you’re worrying about it or not, and it seems presumptuous to think we have much of a say in how things play out. "
6 " It’s strange how quickly everything can change. How your life can be on one path, and suddenly, you’re on a completely different one with little to no warning at all, ill-prepared for the challenges ahead. "
7 " The world has expectations of you, of how you shoulder your burdens with grace, of the role you play....We are defined by what we do for others, by our relationships, by what we have to offer. "
8 " People are a mystery, and the second you think you have them figured out, they surprise you. "
9 " We are defined by what we do for others, by our relationships, by what we have to offer. "
10 " Maybe a man loses his right to be called a husband when he raises his fists to someone he should be protecting. "
11 " If you’d loved Billy, you would have never let him give you up.” “And how would I have achieved that? If a man’s made his mind up to go, I very much doubt there’s anything a woman can do to stop him.” “Then you underestimate yourself. I don’t believe any man can walk away from you without regretting it. "
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13 " People are what circumstances make them. "
14 " We are defined by what we do for others, by our relationships, by what we have to offer. A "
15 " In my experience, lots of people say lots of stupid things. Fear and panic make them search for scapegoats. "
16 " There’s so much broken around us; maybe all we can do is try to fix each other, do what we can to preserve these precious moments in a world where there is so much sadness and loss. "
17 " I like talking to people, learning about their lives. You can live a fair share of adventures in other people's stories. "
18 " After all, what more do we want than for someone to see us as we are, to acknowledge our pain, and to offer a moment of relief? "
