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title: "2 Living Ability Quotes By Martha Beck"
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> [“This is it, I thought. This is the part of us that makes our brief, improbable little lives worth living: the ability to reach through our own isolation and find strength, and comfort, and warmth for and in each other.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/this-is-it-i-thought-this-is-the-part-of-us-that-makes-our-brief/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

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> [This is the part of us that makes our brief, improbable little lives worth living: the ability to reach through our own isolation and find strength, and comfort, and warmth for and in each other. This is what human beings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/this-is-the-part-of-us-that-makes-our-brief-improbable-little-lives/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

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## More by Martha Beck

> [Imagine what you'd do if it absolutely didn't matter what people thought of you. Got it? Good. Never go back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/imagine-what-you-d-do-if-it-absolutely-didn-t-matter-what-people/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/in-one-century-we-ve-added-28-years-to-our-average-life-span-a-change/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [If I tell a man he needs to quit his soul-sucking job, he has to go home and fight with his wife or fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/if-i-tell-a-man-he-needs-to-quit-his-soul-sucking-job-he-has-to-go/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [I was learning to track rhinoceroses in Africa and tracked right up on an animal that really I thought was going to kill me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/i-was-learning-to-track-rhinoceroses-in-africa-and-tracked-right-up/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [There has never been, and never will be, anyone who sees, thinks, or responds exactly the way you do. Whether you’re revolutionizing physics or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/there-has-never-been-and-never-will-be-anyone-who-sees-thinks-or/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/loneliness-is-proof-that-your-innate-search-for-connection-is-intact/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [Most of my clients don't realize that the way they look and the way they think about their looks are two separate issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/most-of-my-clients-don-t-realize-that-the-way-they-look-and-the-way/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [The power to bring me out of solitude - or to push me back into it - had never belonged to another person. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/the-power-to-bring-me-out-of-solitude-or-to-push-me-back-into-it-had/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [Learning to quit while you're not ahead, when the dull ooze of depression tells you things are not going to get any better, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/learning-to-quit-while-you-re-not-ahead-when-the-dull-ooze-of/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [The important thing is to tell yourself a life story in which you, the hero, are primarily a problem solver rather than a helpless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/the-important-thing-is-to-tell-yourself-a-life-story-in-which-you-the/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [A joyful life isn’t about others; it’s about the brightness that is associated with being alive. Your path to it is through anything that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/a-joyful-life-isn-t-about-others-it-s-about-the-brightness-that-is/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured. Without it, we wouldn't even know what it means to be brave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/fear-is-the-raw-material-from-which-courage-is-manufactured-without/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [Many people think passion is a fuzzy feeling that makes taking action effortless. In fact, it's the gritty courage and tenacity to forge onward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/many-people-think-passion-is-a-fuzzy-feeling-that-makes-taking-action/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [Angels come in many shapes and sizes, and most of them are not invisible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/angels-come-in-many-shapes-and-sizes-and-most-of-them-are-not/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

> [Truth itself is something you live, not something you think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/truth-itself-is-something-you-live-not-something-you-think/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

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