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1 " Sometimes, I think we're afraid to admit we want certain things. Especially things that contradict the image we have of ourselves. "
― Debbie Macomber , Twenty Wishes (Blossom Street, #5)
2 " Your heart has to let your head know what it wants. "
3 " Sometimes I think we’re afraid to admit we want certain things. Especially things that contradict the image we have of ourselves. "
4 " Emotions can become habits - she said haltingly as she wiped her eyes. But habits can be changed". "
5 " You're a lovely woman...and a beautiful person besides. You deserve happiness. Isn't that what the Twenty Wishes are all about? Goin after the things you want in life. Places to see, people to meet, experiences to live. Don't hold back now. Go for it! "
6 " Doing something for someone else made you feel better about yourself. "
7 " Mine said I'd be good as new if I did something for someone else... (she) swore that showing kindness to others was the cure for any kind of unhappiness. "
8 " That was the problem, she no longer knew what she wanted. (Shrouded in grief and lost dreams, her joy had vanished, the same way laughter and singing had.) "
9 " ...she felt a quiet joy, an awareness that she could be happy again. "
10 " Trying to discern what was different about them, she decided it was a new sense of life. They seemed to shimmer with it. "
11 " Her life was her own now and if there was happiness to be found, it was up to her to seek it. She couldn't, wouldn't rely on anyone else ever again. "
12 " I've lived most of my life trying to please others. I don't think I can do that anymore. "
13 " Their relationship wouldn't be easy and the realities of a future with him were intimidating. Yet the strength of her attraction overcame her doubts. "
14 " you should explore all your options "
15 " Twenty wishes that would help her recapture her excitement about life. Twenty dreams written down. Twenty possibilities that would give her a reason to look toward the future "