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title: "1 Given Strength Quotes By Laura Florand"
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> [“He had suddenly the clearest understanding he had ever had of the way his father had gone so wrong. A man's strength was supposed to be against the outside world; to fight it back from himself and from those he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/he-had-suddenly-the-clearest-understanding-he-had-ever-had-of-the-way/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

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## More by Laura Florand

> [“She was all-out, delighted enthusiasm, like a stupid, bubbling stream, and the guy would just cup that in his hands for the hell of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/she-was-all-out-delighted-enthusiasm-like-a-stupid-bubbling-stream/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“catastrophes in his kitchen, too. And he hadn’t even blamed her when”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/catastrophes-in-his-kitchen-too-and-he-hadn-t-even-blamed-her-when/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“Never choose half of anything just to be safe when you have a chance to have something whole and perfect.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/never-choose-half-of-anything-just-to-be-safe-when-you-have-a-chance/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“You can't ever really have enough worth that when you're gone, the spot you left won't close over.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/you-can-t-ever-really-have-enough-worth-that-when-you-re-gone-the/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“He had suddenly the clearest understanding he had ever had of the way his father had gone so wrong. A man's strength was supposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/he-had-suddenly-the-clearest-understanding-he-had-ever-had-of-the-way/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“She had to lift both hands to illustrate what she meant, but he just let her carry his hand with her, not about to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/she-had-to-lift-both-hands-to-illustrate-what-she-meant-but-he-just/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“She loved sinking into her bed on evenings like this, but apparently she shouldn't, because it worried her aunts, who thought she ought to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/she-loved-sinking-into-her-bed-on-evenings-like-this-but-apparently/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“Paris was a good place to fight your demons.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/paris-was-a-good-place-to-fight-your-demons/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“In his view of what he wanted from the world, there were an infinity of moments that were beautiful, as this one was beautiful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/in-his-view-of-what-he-wanted-from-the-world-there-were-an-infinity/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“It was hard to trust in happiness, coming from another person, but . . . there was so much of it, around him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/it-was-hard-to-trust-in-happiness-coming-from-another-person-but/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“My feelings are my own responsibility. I don’t see what trust has to do with it. I can’t go around handing them off to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/my-feelings-are-my-own-responsibility-i-don-t-see-what-trust-has-to/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“With aggressive come-ons, at least you knew where you stood. Holding hands, you got - hopeful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/with-aggressive-come-ons-at-least-you-knew-where-you-stood-holding/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“Humble people were unsettling at best. All that lack of backbone. It was just creepy. Like talking to linguine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/humble-people-were-unsettling-at-best-all-that-lack-of-backbone-it/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“It’s true that if friends can never count on you being there the next time they need you, the place they leave for you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/it-s-true-that-if-friends-can-never-count-on-you-being-there-the-next/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

> [“Lea--when a man climbs a glass mountain, it's not usually for the damn golden apple. It's for the person he gives the apple to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-florand/lea-when-a-man-climbs-a-glass-mountain-it-s-not-usually-for-the-damn/)

[Laura Florand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-florand/)

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