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― Karen White , The Sound of Glass
2 " Jumping to conclusions is often the only exercise some people get, and is always easier than finding the patience to discover the truth. "
3 " Courage isn’t about the absence of fear. Courage is doing the one thing you think you cannot do. "
4 " You will never be truly happy if you keep holding on to the things that make you sad. "
5 " It’s not only ghosts who haunt us. Our memories follow us through life, surprising us now and again when we are forced to turn around and look behind us. "
6 " Looking pretty isn’t about how people see you. It’s about letting people know how you feel about yourself. "
7 " Sugar, your clothes should always be tight enough to show that you’re a woman, but loose enough to show that you’re a lady.” She "
8 " There are no shortcuts to anyplace worth going. "
9 " Those who refuse to acknowledge the past are condemned to repeat it. "
10 " It’ll be all right. Maybe not tomorrow or even the next day, but one day it won’t hurt so much. "
11 " Everybody dies. But not everybody lives. "
12 " Rainbows always gave her hope—hope that something beautiful waited for those strong enough to survive the storm. "
13 " Even in the blackest darkness, there is always light shining somewhere. "
14 " There are times when fear needs to be in the driver’s seat. The best learning and growing happens when wisdom is won from pain. "
15 " The weight of fear goes away as soon as we face our monsters and realize they weren’t as scary as we thought. "
16 " You’re strong at the broken places. "
17 " every time we remembered something, we weren’t remembering the event itself but the last time we’d remembered it. It "
18 " life is a lot like the interstate, where every exit is an entrance someplace else. "
19 " life wasn’t about keeping score—but "
20 " the Williamses, Loralee and I had driven to a grocery store with the improbable name of Piggly Wiggly to pick "