"I hate them!' she cried. 'It's not fair!'……" — Matthew J. Kirby
"I hate them!' she cried. 'It's not fair!' 'No, it isn't,' Frederick said gently. 'I can't do it all!' 'No. You can't.' After a long moment he said, 'But you can do what you can.' 'And what if that isn't enough?' Frederick held her shoulders and took a step back. He looked in her eyes. 'Enough for what?' 'For my family.' 'What more could they ask for than what you've given?"
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12 Quotes by Matthew J. Kirby
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In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.
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You are stronger than me," Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty.
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Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.
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Never trust a storyteller," he says. "We're all of us liars.
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One cannot apologize for one's nature.
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When you are in pain, a moment is an eternity.
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You can never trust anyone once you've had to trap them in a cage.
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