I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don’t respect. – Sandra Cisneros

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In life, some chapter have to be turned and some to be burned.

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Chapters end so stories can deepen.

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The mirror never lies, but it doesn’t tell the whole story either.

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The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful. ―Swami Vivekananda

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We carry our stories like shadows—unseen but always present.

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Life teaches more through pain than praise.

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Regret is life’s way of teaching without words.

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Even broken clocks survive time — so can you.

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If you listen closely, life sings in whispers.

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