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> [“I have learned that what we want from life, and what we get, are often two very different things”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/i-have-learned-that-what-we-want-from-life-and-what-we-get-are-often/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

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## More by Cathy Lamb

> [“I have learned that what we want from life, and what we get, are often two very different things”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/i-have-learned-that-what-we-want-from-life-and-what-we-get-are-often/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“Grab the love. Hold on tight. Treasure it. Put that love you have for your husband first, arrange everything else around it, and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/grab-the-love-hold-on-tight-treasure-it-put-that-love-you-have-for/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“Sometimes things are so insanely private, you don't even want to talk about them with yourself. Don't talk about them, don't wrestle with them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/sometimes-things-are-so-insanely-private-you-don-t-even-want-to-talk/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“A child’s bond to her mother cannot be understated, and my bond with Helen was a ragged, baffling, disheartening, chaotic mess. I felt crazy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/a-child-s-bond-to-her-mother-cannot-be-understated-and-my-bond-with/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“wasn’t a live chicken—that would not have been kind to the chicken—but a whole, plucked chicken.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/wasn-t-a-live-chicken-that-would-not-have-been-kind-to-the-chicken/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“I can wield any type of saw out there, and I have to do this, even if it takes me years. That I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/i-can-wield-any-type-of-saw-out-there-and-i-have-to-do-this-even-if/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“Sisters are the worst. And they are the best. A sister can be awful and complicated and loving and protective and petty and competitive,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/sisters-are-the-worst-and-they-are-the-best-a-sister-can-be-awful-and/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [Sometimes we miss happy because we're always looking for something else. We worry, we give in to fear, we compare ourselves to others, we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/sometimes-we-miss-happy-because-we-re-always-looking-for-something/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“Sometimes that’s all you can do, I think. Hold hands. Because life gets so scary sometimes, so bleak, so cold, that you are beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/sometimes-that-s-all-you-can-do-i-think-hold-hands-because-life-gets/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“Sanity is tenuous. Tenuous. Comes and goes. Many of the brightest people floating about this planet have only a finger's grip on sanity, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/sanity-is-tenuous-tenuous-comes-and-goes-many-of-the-brightest-people/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“... I would far rather get to be ninety years old and look back and say, "I tried my damnedest" to succeed, rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/i-would-far-rather-get-to-be-ninety-years-old-and-look-back-and-say-i/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“I sprinted into the conference room as my boss, and the owner of this law firm, Cherie Poitras, grabbed her client around the waist,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/i-sprinted-into-the-conference-room-as-my-boss-and-the-owner-of-this/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“When you're sad or depressed, you might as well get something done," Lydia always said. "Pretty soon, you're not sad or depressed, and darned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/when-you-re-sad-or-depressed-you-might-as-well-get-something-done/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [“I laughed until my fat hurt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/i-laughed-until-my-fat-hurt/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

> [Happiness, most often, is a choice. Make the choice to sit, breathe, and be in that moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-lamb/happiness-most-often-is-a-choice-make-the-choice-to-sit-breathe-and/)

[Cathy Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-lamb/)

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