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I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. - Author object (141)

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. - Author object (141)

I want to thank you, Lord, for life and all that's in it. Thank you for the day and for the hour, and the minute. - Author object (141)

I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. - Author object (141)

Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman. - Author object (141)

I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh. - Author object (141)

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. - Author object (141)

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. - Author object (141)

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. - Author object (141)

Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging. - Author object (141)

Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between. - Author object (141)

I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'. - Author object (141)

When we find someone who is brave, fun, intelligent, and loving, we have to thank the universe. - Author object (141)

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers. - Author object (141)

The ship of my life may or may not be sailing on calm and amiable seas. The challenging days of my existence may or may not be bright and promising. Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude. If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed. - Author object (141)

The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don't know my story... - Author object (141)

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face. - Author object (141)

Be present in all things and thankful for all things. - Author object (141)

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young. - Author object (141)

I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. - Author object (141)