"We face up to awful things because we can't go around them, or forget them. The sooner you say 'Yes, it happened, and there's nothing I can do about it,' the sooner you can get on with your own life. You've got children to bring up. So you've got to get over it. What we have to get over, somehow we do. Even the worst things."

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Source : "The Shipping News". Book by Annie Proulx, 1993.

Annie Proulx

#Life Quotes #Children Quotes #Acceptance Quotes

“O Allah! If I cannot always understand Your wisdom in what You decree, please let me at least have the insight to accept it and be content with it.”
“Just because I didn't do what you told me, doesn't mean I wasn't listening to you!”
“Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.”
“Man appoints, and God disappoints.”
“And I say north is where I want it to be!”
“My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.”

Source : "At The Center Of Waris Ahluwalia’s Universe" by Colleen Kelsey, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 1, 2012.
“I just think 'Broad City' - Comedy Central's answer to 'Girls' - is the best thing that's been put on television in years. It's amazing.”
“Good luck happens to people who work hard for it. Sometimes people just fall into the honey pot, but I've consistently strived to create whatever good fortune I can get in my life - and consistently strive just as hard not to screw it up once I have it!”

Source : "Patrick Duffy Is the Girl Next Door's Dad". Interview with Matt Webb Mitovich, www.tvguide.com. February 3, 2006.

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