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"Nothing is old, nothing is new, save the light of grace underneath which beats a human heart. The way of feeling, of understanding, of loving; the way of seeing the country, the faces that your father saw, that your mother knew. The rest is chimerical."

"Children see beauty in everything."

"Mothers care in volumes of tears and earnestness of prayers and a depth of emotion others cannot fathom."

"Never sever ties with a family member you once loved. Each of you might be on different spiritual paths, but both trails are leading you home."
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"Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things."

"You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child."
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