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> [“Ah, the Serenity Prayer. “God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can . . .” For some reason, reciting it never leaves me feeling very serene.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/ah-the-serenity-prayer-god-grant-me-the-serenity-to-accept-the-things/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

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## More by Catherine McKenzie

> [“One minute doesn’t erase a thousand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/one-minute-doesn-t-erase-a-thousand/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“everyone has regrets. Loose ends. Things they could do if they had more time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/everyone-has-regrets-loose-ends-things-they-could-do-if-they-had-more/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“In a sense you could say I’ve already been to my own funeral.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/in-a-sense-you-could-say-i-ve-already-been-to-my-own-funeral/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“through the 2-a.m.-dead neighborhood, being”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/through-the-2-a-m-dead-neighborhood-being/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“Too many things had happened in too short a time span. Did people’s lives really change this quickly? Years of sameness, and then a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/too-many-things-had-happened-in-too-short-a-time-span-did-people-s/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“I don’t need my heart anymore, you can have it. Cut it out, put it in a box, bury it in the hard ground,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/i-don-t-need-my-heart-anymore-you-can-have-it-cut-it-out-put-it-in-a/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“When we get home from the funeral, the house is already thick with people. It feels like the whole town’s here, though of course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/when-we-get-home-from-the-funeral-the-house-is-already-thick-with/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“And why do the main characters always have to hate each other at the beginning of the movie? Like, hello, red flag. It’s so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/and-why-do-the-main-characters-always-have-to-hate-each-other-at-the/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“Is there a panic button I can hit? Or better yet, a button that will pause this whole scene while I figure out how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/is-there-a-panic-button-i-can-hit-or-better-yet-a-button-that-will/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“But, of course, everyone has regrets. Loose ends. Things they could do if they had more time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/but-of-course-everyone-has-regrets-loose-ends-things-they-could-do-if/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“So, I know what messy is, and it isn’t love. No, love is supposed to be simple. It’s supposed to be about brushing raindrops…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/so-i-know-what-messy-is-and-it-isn-t-love-no-love-is-supposed-to-be/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“Suppose I say summer, write the word “hummingbird,” put it in an envelope, take it down the hill to the box. When you open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/suppose-i-say-summer-write-the-word-hummingbird-put-it-in-an-envelope/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“A pod in the Matrix is looking pretty good right now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/a-pod-in-the-matrix-is-looking-pretty-good-right-now/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“His mouth tastes like Scotch, and feels familiar, like somewhere I've been before.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/his-mouth-tastes-like-scotch-and-feels-familiar-like-somewhere-i-ve/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

> [“Love isn't simple, Katie, and neither is life. Things that are worth having are sometimes complicated, and they evoke complicated emotions. You know, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-mckenzie/love-isn-t-simple-katie-and-neither-is-life-things-that-are-worth/)

[Catherine McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-mckenzie/)

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