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

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I learned to make things not matter, to put a seal on my hopes and place them on a high shelf, out of reach. And by telling myself that there was nothing inside those hopes anyway, I avoided the wounds of deep disappointment. The pain was no worse than the quick sting of a booster shot. And yet thinking about this makes me ache again. How is it that as a child I knew I should have been loved more? Is everyone born with a bottomless emotional resevoir?

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But I was no longer sacared. I could see what was inside me. -Lindo

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You remember only what you want to remember. You know only what your heart allows you to know.

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The life we receive is not always what we choose.

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I won't be what I'm not. -Jing-mei

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Hope is the adrenalin of the soul.

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I think I've always been somebody, since the deaths of my father and brother, who was afraid to hope. So, I was more prepared for failure and for rej…

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Then she told me why a tiger is gold and black. It has two ways. The gold side leaps with its fierce heart. The black side stands still with cunning,…

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Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

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If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

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