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It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening.

— Sue Monk Kidd The Secret Life of Bees (2002)

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People who think dying is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.

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There is nothing perfect. There is only life.

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When it's time to die, go ahead and die, and when it's time to live, live. Don't sort-of-maybe live, but live like you're going all out, like you're not afraid.

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Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.

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We walked along the river with the words streaming behind us like ribbons in the night.

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