After all, how many of us had tried to forget something traumatic. . . only to find it … - Jodi Picoult

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Prayers never bring anything. . . They may bring solace to the sap, the bigot, the ignorant, the aboriginal, and the lazy - but to the enlightened it is the same as asking Santa Claus to bring you something for Xmas

Jodi Picoult

After all, how many of us had tried to forget something traumatic. . . only to find it printed on the back of our eyelids, tattooed on our tongues?

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All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education. Friending me on Facebook seems like a small thing to ask in return.

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It seems to me that no matter what religion you subscribe to, acts of kindness are the stepping-stones to making the world a better place--because we become better people in it.

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The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.

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Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound.

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How could you go about choosing something that would hold the half of your heart you had to bury?

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