The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness.

Jane Smiley
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  3. I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are. - Jess C. Scott

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  1. To love is to recognize yourself in another.

  2. The past has no power over the present moment.

  3. Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be.

  4. Realize deeply that the present moment is all you will ever have.

  5. What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone.

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