"A birthday:-and now a day that rose With much of hope, with meaning rife- A thoughtful day from dawn to close: The middle day of human life."

-- Jean Ingelow

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“One difference between a conviction and a prejudice is that a conviction can be explained without getting angry.”
“The best things in life are silly.”
“Although I always loved reading and putting words on paper, I never thought about becoming a writer until I was twelve.”
“Knee-deep in the cosmic overwhelm, Iâ€™m stricken by the ricochet wonder of it all: the plain everythingness of everything, in cahoots with the everythingness of everything else.”
“The past is as powerless to darken the present moment as is a shadow to reach up and drag down the form that casts it.”
“The most dangerous moment comes with victory.”
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.”

Source : The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"
“No one was perfect. But we all did the best we could. I guessed you had to forgive when you could, move on when you couldn't, and love your family and friends for who they were instead of punishing them for who they weren't.”

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