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"I think I'd rather be liked than loved. It just seems as if more criticism and chastening is shown to those we love, while kind manners and compassion are reserved for those we simply like. So, I hope you like me."
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"Art is good, but happiness is better."
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"I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere - except Philadelphia."
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"I think I'd rather be liked than loved. It just seems as if more criticism and chastening is shown to those we love, while kind manners and compassion are reserved for those we simply like. So, I hope you like me."
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"I would like to see it go back to the wood racquets. To see the touch put back in tennis."
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"I'd rather have a real South Dakotan who has lived in this state and made her living here instead of someone with a fancy East Coast law degree any day."
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"There was interest from clubs in Italy and England, I believe. But I've never been attracted by the way they play in Italy. Staying in Spain was always my preference."
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"I often carry things to read so that I will not have to look at the people."
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"I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren't cute,& if they are cute they rapidly outgrow it."
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"I wasn't particularly worried; running is overrated anyway, and sport only makes you sweaty and smug and wears out the knees."
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"I like cappuccino, actually. But even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at all."
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"I am grateful for the rare opportunities to look at my circumstances from a higher perspective, one detached from the dim outlook I normally insist on seeing. These periodic glimpses show me life's grandeur."
Gratitude
"The sweetest melody that playson starry nights and wintry days,most soothing to my listening earsand calming to beleaguering fears,I call a symphony on air-the song of sweet, still silence rare."
Peace
"In an unfathomable expanse of universe supporting galaxies of star systems with orbiting planets innumerable, I am nothing. And yet to the few bodies encircling my tiny little spot in the world, I am essential."
Existence
"Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it."
Purpose
"Life isn't always kind. It isn't gentle and loving or sympathetic to the pains and sorrows of humanity. I, however, as an individual in control of my own actions, can be kind and loving, gentle and sympathetic to those around me, and in the process improve what life is for everyone."
Kindness
"You made me laugh at your jokes.You made me cry at your criticism.You made me shout at your lies.Then I noticed how in every case someone else was present, hearing you without laughter or tears or anger.I alone reacted.I see now; you never made me laugh or cry or rage.I chose to find humor.I chose to take offense.I chose to feel scorned.The truth is, you never had power over me."
Empowerment
"A monster's worst fear is of being found."
Fear
"I've yet to find another soul who believes in me with the same fervency as my mother."
Trust
"You may not know my reasons, but you can assume I have them and be kind."
Kindness
"There are days when writing is within my power and a story unfolds along a course I've already chosen. And then there are days when the words breathe on their own and take me by the hand, leading me along unfathomed paths. Either way, the end result is this author's fairytale."
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