"Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably."

— C.S. Lewis (via bookstorecouture)

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"Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life."

Mary Manin Morrissey (via kari-shma)

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"Don’t waste your time with fear.. Fear won’t keep you safe from being hurt."

Tiffanie DeBartolo (via kari-shma)

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"Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto."

H. Jackson Brown Jr. (via kari-shma)

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"If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can’t accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."

— Rosalyn Carter (via kari-shma)

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"We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has only happened once, and that’s why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I’ll never forget a single moment of it."

— Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook)

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