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> [“I have come to judge a good story as one that makes me feel as if I'm losing a friend when I read the final page, close the book, and put it down for the last time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/i-have-come-to-judge-a-good-story-as-one-that-makes-me-feel-as-if-i-m/)

[Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/)

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## More by Tom Ryan

> [“One of my heroes is Dr. Jane Goodall. Her life’s work with animals and her compassion for those who cannot speak for themselves and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/one-of-my-heroes-is-dr-jane-goodall-her-life-s-work-with-animals-and/)

[Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/)

> [“I have come to judge a good story as one that makes me feel as if I'm losing a friend when I read the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/i-have-come-to-judge-a-good-story-as-one-that-makes-me-feel-as-if-i-m/)

[Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/)

> [“We all have a bit of Adam and Eve in us. Sooner or later we come to a point in our youth when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/we-all-have-a-bit-of-adam-and-eve-in-us-sooner-or-later-we-come-to-a/)

[Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/)

> [“Magic is where you find it; the only thing that matters is that you take the time to look for it. It can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/magic-is-where-you-find-it-the-only-thing-that-matters-is-that-you/)

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> [“I was not a religious man, but if I were, the woods would be my church, the mountaintops my altar.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/i-was-not-a-religious-man-but-if-i-were-the-woods-would-be-my-church/)

[Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/)

> [“It began as many a beginning does, with an end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/it-began-as-many-a-beginning-does-with-an-end/)

[Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/)

> [“Death, like birth, was part of the package of life. She had come to peace with that. It was those of us who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/death-like-birth-was-part-of-the-package-of-life-she-had-come-to/)

[Tom Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ryan/)

> [“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ryan/you-do-not-need-to-know-precisely-what-is-happening-or-exactly-where/)

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