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It's no use closing the barn door after the horse is gone.
Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection.
The broken bone, once set together, is stronger than ever.
Writing is a suspension of life in order to re-create life
Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God!
Its not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.
I've been blessed with an optimistic disposition, I think.
I thought for a minute, and then I got heavy, heavy boots.
Please be truthful, but also please be benevolent, please.
Be the instrument playing the sound of your life's passing
I may not be old but I’m too old to have this much nothing
What you really value is what you miss, not what you have.
The most original sin is not the thinker's but the poet's.
Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all.
doubt is the privilege of those who have lived a long time
Marriage . . . is not a love affair; it is an ordeal. (92)
The god you worship is the one you're capable of becoming.
There is no greater privilege in life than being yourself.
All life stinks and you must embrace that with compassion.
No one is mediocre who has good sense and good sentiments.
Good impulses are naught, unless they become good actions.
There is an admiration which is the daughter of knowledge.
Luckily, I never feel at one time more than half my pains.
Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.
Credulity forges more miracles than trickery could invent.
Questions show the mind's range, and answers its subtlety.
Every kid needs to say, 'I want what my mom and dad have.’
Every kid needs to say, 'I want what my mom and dad have.'
One of the troubles is this: the heart isn't heart-shaped.
The next best thing to a very good joke is a very bad one.
No power was total, no power permanent, no power absolute.
Lena Smoothed her hair. "Crazy weather you have down here.
I hadn't fallen through his arms. He was ripped from mine.
A great deal of learning can be packed into an empty head.
I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
To long for everything: sorrow; to accept everything: joy.
True joy is to take pleasure in one's own accomplishments.
Brigham Young had 47 children, and over 50 women as wives.
It's so much fun trying to channel my inner four-year-old.
Great! He has indigestion, so let's torture him with cake.
Most kids can't afford to go to Harvard to be misinformed.
The most heartbreakingly beautiful girl I ever hope to see
I now make my living by being impolite. I am clumsy at it.
Feminism doesn't mean hating pink, make-up and high heels!
The uplift of a fearless heart will help us over barriers.
The only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.
Death, jewelry, or magic; it sounded like Valentine's Day.
I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.
I know I seem really friendly, but I'm a closet introvert.
I understood what triggered her earthquakes, most of them.