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> [“Why do people say trees are majestic?" --- "Because they've earned it. After a sapling's roots take hold, they spread out to give it strength. Then, unstoppable, those roots continue to grow, and after years of withstanding rain, hail, snow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-kennedy/why-do-people-say-trees-are-majestic-because-they-ve-earned-it-after/)

[Holly Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-kennedy/)

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## More by Holly Kennedy

> [“Why do people say trees are majestic?" --- "Because they've earned it. After a sapling's roots take hold, they spread out to give it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-kennedy/why-do-people-say-trees-are-majestic-because-they-ve-earned-it-after/)

[Holly Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-kennedy/)

> [“There were a few spots on every child that only a mother knows or cares about. One is the small indentation at the base…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-kennedy/there-were-a-few-spots-on-every-child-that-only-a-mother-knows-or/)

[Holly Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-kennedy/)

> [“Any family can fall apart, Annie. It's those that manage to stay together after surviving what life throws at them that deserve a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-kennedy/any-family-can-fall-apart-annie-it-s-those-that-manage-to-stay/)

[Holly Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-kennedy/)

> [“In a room filled with babies, you will know yours from his cry. You'll tilt your head to listen, and from the pitch and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-kennedy/in-a-room-filled-with-babies-you-will-know-yours-from-his-cry-you-ll/)

[Holly Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-kennedy/)

> [“..do you know that the first time I ever held you, I looked into your eyes and lost my heart? The same way I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-kennedy/do-you-know-that-the-first-time-i-ever-held-you-i-looked-into-your/)

[Holly Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-kennedy/)

> [“Your dad used to say that our problems disappear when we laugh and I think he was right. They do, even if only for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-kennedy/your-dad-used-to-say-that-our-problems-disappear-when-we-laugh-and-i/)

[Holly Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-kennedy/)

> [“She understood now that knowing when to walk away and when to hunker down and refuse to leave were equally difficult decisions to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-kennedy/she-understood-now-that-knowing-when-to-walk-away-and-when-to-hunker/)

[Holly Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-kennedy/)

> [“My father gave me a penny tree when I wasn't much older than you are, and when he did, he said he believed everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-kennedy/my-father-gave-me-a-penny-tree-when-i-wasn-t-much-older-than-you-are/)

[Holly Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-kennedy/)

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