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title: "2 Choose to be happy Quotes By Megan McCafferty"
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> [“I took comfort in doing without because I knew it was all for the greater good. We all made great sacrifices, none more so than those boys who lost their lives. Tragedy was part of our daily routine. But through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/i-took-comfort-in-doing-without-because-i-knew-it-was-all-for-the/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

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> [I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/i-never-understood-the-point-of-being-sad-when-i-could-choose-to-be/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

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## More by Megan McCafferty

> [As much as I don't care about those things, I think it's human nature to not want to feel totally insignificant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/as-much-as-i-don-t-care-about-those-things-i-think-it-s-human-nature/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [“I almost can’t believe I’m going to make myself vulnerable to him again. But what is love but the most”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/i-almost-can-t-believe-i-m-going-to-make-myself-vulnerable-to-him/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [I believe that what we get out of life is what we've set ourselves up to get, so there's no such thing as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/i-believe-that-what-we-get-out-of-life-is-what-we-ve-set-ourselves-up/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [It's just Jessica and Marcus, oxymoronically alone together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/it-s-just-jessica-and-marcus-oxymoronically-alone-together/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [When you say too much about anything important, it always ends up sounding more trivial than it is. Words trash it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/when-you-say-too-much-about-anything-important-it-always-ends-up/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [“Don't talk to strangers. Don't do drugs. Don't smoke. Don't drink and drive. Don't have sex. Wear a condom. Wear sunblock. Wear a seat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/don-t-talk-to-strangers-don-t-do-drugs-don-t-smoke-don-t-drink-and/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [“We help others only as much as they let us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/we-help-others-only-as-much-as-they-let-us/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [Gone for a while Hoping, always, to return If you will let me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/gone-for-a-while-hoping-always-to-return-if-you-will-let-me/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [You, yes, you, linger inside my heart The same you who stopped us before we could start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/you-yes-you-linger-inside-my-heart-the-same-you-who-stopped-us-before/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [I used to think that I wouldn't change anything from my past, because doing so would inevitably affect who I am now. But considering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/i-used-to-think-that-i-wouldn-t-change-anything-from-my-past-because/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [The higher my GPA gets the more I realize high school is useless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/the-higher-my-gpa-gets-the-more-i-realize-high-school-is-useless/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [I know it makes sense for me and him to just break up now and just live our seperate lives and not have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/i-know-it-makes-sense-for-me-and-him-to-just-break-up-now-and-just/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [“Because I've learned that you can't control what other people are going to think about you. The best you can do in life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/because-i-ve-learned-that-you-can-t-control-what-other-people-are/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [furious flutter awakened hummingbird heart hello hello love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/furious-flutter-awakened-hummingbird-heart-hello-hello-love/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

> [And yet I know I am too young, that we're too young, for me to live my life only as it relates to you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mccafferty/and-yet-i-know-i-am-too-young-that-we-re-too-young-for-me-to-live-my/)

[Megan McCafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mccafferty/)

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