Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I know too much; I've seen people at their worst, at their most desperate and selfish, and this knowledge makes me wary. So I am learning to pretend, to smile, to nod, to display empathy I do not feel. I am learning to pass, to look like everyone else, even though I feel broken inside.

Christina Baker Kline's Popular Quotes

Time constricts and flattens, you know. It's not evenly weighted. Certain moments linger in the mind and others disappear.

- Christina Baker Kline

It's human nature to want to think the best of others, but if you listen carefully, people will always tell you who they are.

- Christina Baker Kline

And so it is that you learn how to pass, if you're lucky, to look like everyone else, even though you're broken inside.

- Christina Baker Kline

I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.

- Christina Baker Kline

I never want to feel constrained by writing a novel for a specific audience.

- Christina Baker Kline

So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason - to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?

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You got to learn to take what people are willing to give.

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I've come to think that's what heaven is- a place in the memory of others where our best selves live on.

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I have a lot of empathy for women who fit their writing into the crevices of their too-busy lives, as I once did.

- Christina Baker Kline