It was just like him, she thought; with him, a happy ending was always a foregone conclusion. But such was the power of his faith that when she was with him; she found herself believing in happy endings, too.

Sharon Kay Penman
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The idea that the feeling of happiness is not something that comes with us, but something that can be attained. If we believe in ourselves and our success then there is nothing that can stop us from achieving what is most important to us.

Source: When Christ And His Saints Slept

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