Meg RosoffIf you haven't been in a war and are wondering how long it takes to get used to losing everything you think you need or love, I can tell you the answer is no time at all.
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If you haven't been in a war and are wondering how long it takes to get used to losing everything you think you need or love, I can tell you the answer is no time at all. The real beauty of this statement is that it is not just about losing something that we love, but losing things we think we need. It's not easy to lose something we think we need in order to help us be happy and live a better life. But, when we choose to listen and let go of the things we think we need in order to let love and happiness into our lives, we discover that there is no loss at all because we gain so much more than what was lost.
Source: How I Live Now
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