"I was a pebble. I was a leaf. I was the jagged branch of a tree. I was nothing to them and they were everything to me."

-- Cheryl Strayed

#Tree Quotes #Branches Quotes #Pebbles Quotes

“For every problem, there exists a solution...and at the very least...an opportunity.”
“If you work hard doing the wrong job, is it really work? Or is it some kind of fakery?”
“Family was even a bigger word than I imagined, wide and without limitations, if you allowed it, defying easy definition. You had family that was supposed to be family and wasn't, family that wasn't family but was, halves becoming whole, wholes splitting into two; it was possible to lack whole, honest love and connection from family in lead roles, yet to be filled to abundance by the unexpected supporting players.”

Source : Deb Caletti (2010). “The Secret Life of Prince Charming”, p.303, Simon and Schuster
“I keep seeing myself in my daughter, and I see my mother in me and in her. Bloody hell.”

Source : "Still Walters" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2002.
“Shelter Network's programs and services are a rainbow in the clouds for homeless children and adults.”
“Among seniors, Social Security is the sole source of income for 26 percent of nonmarried women.”
“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.”
“You can give your Social Security check to any organization, public or private, or to individuals. You can donate it to your favorite political party. You can give the funds to a student scholarship - for your grandchildren, for example - or to somebody who has a medical need. Or you can invest your government check in free enterprise.”

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