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“I always thought happiness was a choice and I always chose things that made me happy, and books were one of those.”

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But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,…

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“Her mother said that three great powers kept the universe going. The first and the strongest was God. Each of the two additional powers…

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“To one degree or another, I have been happy most of my life, in part because the world has infinite charms if you wish…

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“This life is just a bootcamp, to test and toughen us, to prepare us for the next life of service in some great adventure.…

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“A madman should have a madman’s laugh, not the warm chuckle of a favorite uncle.”

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“Anger was a reliable defense, but one that allowed no chance of final victory. Anger was a medicine but never a cure, briefly numbing…

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“Nothing is predetermined for us, and yet all our possible choices are threads in the vast weave of things, so that we have free…

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“In fact, time teaches us that the musical score of life oscillates between that of Psycho and that of The Sound of Music, with…

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I don't think I have made as much of my life as I should have. I should have written more books.

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