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61 " When words can't make it better, hold my hand and don't let go. "
― Richelle E. Goodrich , Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
62 " Don't lick your wounds unless you care to taste the sting a second time. "
63 " My life has become a dismal sigh fettered by pangs of grief and anguished weeping. "
64 " Some decisions in life naturally lead to an unhappy ending, leaving you sinking by degrees in a lake of quicksand. And, unless someone reaches to pull you out, chances are you will drown in the consequences. "
65 " Rainy, gloomy, drab, sunless day. There are times when hope seems entirely clouded over, when looking for the blessings in your circumstances feels like trying to catch a ray of sunshine from six feet under. "
66 " I live in two unique worlds, traveling between both with just the opening or closing of my eyes. "
67 " Employing your imagination is the first step to the fulfillment of any dream. "
68 " If your best friend truly is the person who knows you completely and loves you anyway, wouldn't that be your mother? "
69 " We never think lightly of those who walk with us on our uphill days. "
70 " Don't underestimate the power of friendship. Those bonds are tight stitches that close up the holes you might otherwise fall through. "
71 " When a child truly understands his grand potential, he looks to the stars not simply to make a wish but to chart a destination. "
72 " I had the most beautiful dream, and then I fell asleep in your arms and my dream turned lovelier still. "
73 " Don't laugh. A girl can dream. "
74 " Laughter is magic that dispenses clouds and creates sunshine in the soul. "
75 " Love—such a keen mystery prone to pierce and shatter the delicate heart. Yet it possesses more strength, power, and influence than any other magic known to man. "
76 " One smile has the power to...Calm fears.Soften stone walls.Warm a cold heart.Invite a new friend.Mimic a loving hug.Beautify the bearer.Lighten heavy loads.Promote good deeds.Brighten a gloomy day.Comfort a grieving spirit.Offer hope to the forlorn.Send a message of caring.Lift the downtrodden soul.Patch up invisible wounds.Weaken the hold of misery.Act as medicine for suffering.Attract the companionship of angels.Fulfill the human need for recognition.Who knew changing the world would prove so simple? "
77 " Walk with me for a while, my friend—you in my shoes, I in yours—and then let us talk. "
78 " A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin—seeping, spreading, and affecting more than the original need. "
79 " If only this great concern we have for our own sensitive feelings expanded to encompass the feelings of our fellow men. "
80 " Kindness solves more problems than diplomacy, wealth, intelligence, clout, force, law, and dominion combined. "