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"Together, we looked down at the tiny house, the sole thing on this vast, flat surface. Like the only person living on the moon. It could be either lonely or peaceful, depending on how you looked at it. "It's a start," I said."
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"It is quite futile to argue that man is small compared to the cosmos, for man was always small compared to the nearest tree."

"It is good to focus, but never forget to look around. If you focus on the wrong target, you may miss seeing all of the beauty around you."

"Life is full of beauty, when we focus on the bliss of being."

"The very same thing, don't you see, may be looked at tragically, and turned into a misery, or it may be looked at simply and even humorously. Possibly you are inclined to look at things too tragically."

"Through her eyes the day was new and anything was possible."

"To a fireman, wind is a curse. To a sailor, wind is a blessing."

"Polish the Gold. Be an optimist; look for the best in others, the best in situations, and focus on what is working rather than what is not. It's golden!"

"This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don't allow it to be all-consuming when there's so much more to embrace."

"For an optimist, life is full of opportunity. For a pessimist, life is full of adversity. Life is what you think of it."

"Life becomes perfect if I look at it through my imperfect perceptions."
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"I couldn't imagine what it would be like to be one of so many, to have not just parents and siblings but cousins and aunts and uncles, an entire tribe to claim as your own. Maybe you would feel lost in the crowd. Or sheltered by it. Whatever the case, one things was for sure: like it or not, you'd never be alone."


"I would have thought this would make me feel better.. getting to be the one to leave and not the one left behind. But it didn't. Not at all."


"But if everything was always smooth and perfect, you'd get too used to that, you know? You have to have a little bit of disorganization now and then. Otherwise, you'll never really enjoy it when things go right."


"You want to take me to a movie?" I asked. "Well, not really," he said. "What I really want is for you to be my girlfriend. But I thought saying that might scare you off."


"Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common."


"You only really fall apart in front of the people you know can piece you back together."


"These were always the weirdest trips for me, when it was midnight or even later, and we pulled up to a dark house, trying to be quiet. Like a robbery in reverse, creeping around to leave something rather than take it."
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