Maniclysane - Good Luck

“Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.”

— Marcus Aurelius

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“There are times when the kindness of strangers only makes things worse because one realizes how badly one is in need of kindness and that the only source is a stranger.”

— Nicole Krauss

“People may not always tell you how they feel about you, but they will always show you. Pay attention.”

— Unknown

You were suspicious of their feelings because you had no reason to love yourself—not your body, not your mind. You rejected so much gentleness. What were you looking for?

Carmen Maria Machado, from In the Dream House: A Memoir

“Never miss an opportunity to tell someone how much they mean to you.”

— Unknown