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One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life.

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh North to the Orient (1935)

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Only in growth, reform, and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be found.

The Wave of the Future (1940)

The punctuation of anniversaries is terrible, like the closing of doors, one after another between you and what you want to hold on to.

The wave of the future is coming and there is no fighting it.

The Wave of the Future (1940)

Life itself is always pulling you away from the understanding of life.

War Within and Without (1980)

One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach — waiting for a gift from the sea.

Gift from the Sea (1955)

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Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.

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