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Time is more precious than gold, more precious than diamonds, more precious than oil or any valuable treasures. It is time that we do not have enough of; it is time that causes the war within our hearts, and so we must spend it wisely. Time cannot be packaged and ribboned and left under trees for Christmas morning. Time can't be given. But it can be shared.
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A funeral is like a little game, really. You have to just play along and say the right thing and behave the right way until it's over. Be pleasant but don't smile too much; be sad but don't overdo it or the family will feel worse than they already do. Be hopeful but don't let your optimism be taken as a lack of empathy or an inability to deal with the reality. Because if anybody was to be truly honest there would be a lot of arguments, fing..
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sympathy
empathy
reality
honesty
optimism
life
funerals
society
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Were we lost and unaccounted for, or was this where we truly belonged and our normal lives the original error?
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Cecelia Ahern |
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The stress of it all. How the hell are we expected at the age of sixteen (and seventeen, in your case) to decide what we want to do for the rest of our lives? Right now all I want to do is get of school, not start planning to get into another one. You're lucky you've always known what you want to do.
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future
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Today I love you more than ever; tomorrow I will love you even more. I need you more than ever; I want you more than ever. I'm a man of fifty years of age coming to you, feeling like a teenager in love, asking you to give me a chance and love me back. Rosie Dunne I love you with all my heart, I have always loved you when I was seven years old and lied about falling asleep on Santa watch, when I was ten years old and didn't invite you to my ..
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Rosie: Well we're not exactly 20 years old are we? Ruby: No thank god for that because if that was the case I would have to go through a shit marriage and a divorce all over again. We would have to go out and look for jobs, be all uncertain about our lives, care about dating and how we look and what car we're driving, what music we're playing in it, what we wear, whether we'll get into certain clubs or not bla bla bla bla. What's so good ab..
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Somewhere along the line I had forgotten to figure out who and where I was.
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Cecelia Ahern |
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It's funny because when you're a child, you believe you can be anything you want to be, go wherever you want to go. There's no limit to what you can dream. You expect the unexpected, you believe in magic, in fairy tales, and in possibilities. Then you grow older and that innocence is shattered and somewhere along the way the reality of life gets in the way and you're hit by the realization that you can't be all you wanted to be, you might h..
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Rosie: No, Alex is not jealous of my relationship with Greg! Why should he be? He's married to perfect pretty little Sally, happily might I add (at least according to Sally) and I have a lovely photograph of the two of them lying on the beach together looking very much in love just to prove it. I gave him a chance to be part of Katie's life and mine and he chose to remain my friend, which is what I have now come to terms with. It's fine. No..
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Dear Ms. Dunne, I was hoping that you could come to the school to discuss Katie's rapidly deteriorating behavior in class. Her attention span is short and she distracts other students by her note-passing. How does Wednesday after school sound? You can reach me at the school. You know the number. Ms. Casey To Katie, What do you mean your mum just laughed? From Toby Ahern, Cecelia (2005-02-01). Love, Rosie (p. 99). Hachette Books. Kindle..
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But if they are serious, then my job is to be solely responsible for the running of all aspects of the resort and I'll have to liaise with the head office and provide weekly reports. I've never had to "liaise" before. It sounds sexy and dangerous. Any job that tells me that I have to "liaise" with the big boys in the head office is a winner to me. I can picture myself all dolled up in a cocktail dress at a work "do" standing in a circle wit..
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Rosie: Actually, I'm surprised to admit it myself but she's not so bad. In fact she's not bad at all. As far as bosses go she's been really, really pleasant. Her name is Julie. Can you believe it? She actually has a first name. And all this time I had convinced myself it was Big Nose Smelly Breath. And it's a nice, normal name too; I would have thought it was something more like Vladimir or Adolf. Ahern, Cecelia (2005-02-01). Love, Rosie (p..
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It's not his job to mind her, or is it? Perhaps that's a job he's given himself, placing himself in a position of importance for his own ego.
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Maybe it's wrong to deprive people of that experience, this experience of you I'm, having. Maybe I didn't want to share you.
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Holly took a sip of her tea. Oh, the wonders of the magical tea, the answer to all of life's little problems. You have a gossip and you make a cup of tea, you get fired from your job and you have a cup of tea, your husband tells you he has a brain tumour and you have a cup of tea ...
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Cross your fingers and pray for a miracle.
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Most people in life don't have to actively do anything to change us, they simply need to be. I reacted to you. You affected me. You helped me.
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Sometimes I forget why I feel that way, I just have this feeling that something bad has happened to me and affected my life.
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Life is hard, so what? It's hard for everyone, isn't it? Anyone who says it's easy is a liar.
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It's a moment, that's all. And moments pass. If you hang in there, this moment will pass and you won't want to end your life. You probably think that no one cares, or that they'll get over you. Maybe you think they want you to do this. They don't. No one wants this for anyone. It might feel as if there are no options, but there are - you can come through this. Get down and let's talk about it. Whatever is going on, you can get through it. I..
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You're always sorry 'after' you do something. You never think about how they feel or how you'd feel 'before'.
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And there are the very special people in our lives who have the endless capacity to love us for all of our flaws.
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love
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It was comforting to know she wasn't alone in feeling alone.
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And then one good thing happened that day, the first good thing, the only good thing, but sometimes you only ever need one good thing.
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Some people say that you shouldn't operate from a place of fear,' Constance went on, 'but if there is no fear, how is there a challenge?
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Cecelia Ahern |
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Apunta a la luna y si fallas, al menos estaras entre las estrellas.
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motivation
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The world went on, simple as that, and there was no bubble big enough to protect her.
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Cecelia Ahern |
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One man's lesson is another man's tale, but often, a man's tale can be another's lesson.
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Cecelia Ahern |
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Enough time leaves us warm; when our time is gone, it leaves us cold
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Despair can be altered by one simple smile offered by a stranger; confidence can become fear by the arrival of one uneasy presence.
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Cecelia Ahern |
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Whatever use double maths has in life is beyond me.
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Though when she thought of it after, it was rather unprofessional behaviour, but sometimes when people are involved, business has to stop being business and the human must win. However, Kitty couldn't ignore the underlying truth that they both hung on to that hug for a little too long.
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We need publicity that allows me to talk about the gift of giving, how precious it is, how special it can be, particularly in these times when people are really struggling. It's not about how expensive something is - as a nation we've stopped giving lavish gifts - it's actually about thinking about what to give someone, how it can lift them when they're down, how they can feel loved and important and special just by one simple gesture.
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She told me that to seek the truth is not necessarily to go on a mission all guns blazing in order to reveal a lie, neither is it to be particularly ground-breaking - it is simply to get to the heart of what is real.
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Just as when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.
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family
life
love
down-syndrome
garden-leave
neighbour
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Josh corre riesgos; es mas valiente que yo. Siempre va un paso mas alla aunque sabe que no deberia. Pero lo hace igualmente y aprende. Pienso que los adultos tenemos mucho que aprender de eso. Quiza no deberiamos ser tan miedosos y sensatos cuando se trata de alcanzar nuestras metas.
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Cecelia Ahern |
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The heart knew that something was missing and it was having to work extra hard to make up for it.
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Cecelia Ahern |
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Dar oglinda mi-a spus asta:nu poti sti totul,doar privindu-ma.Nu poti sti niciodata totul doar uitandu-te la cineva
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Cecelia Ahern |
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ONE THING OF GREAT IMPORTANCE can affect a small number of people. Equally so, a thing of little importance can affect a multitude.
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Cecelia Ahern |
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It is time of which we do not have enough; it is time that causes the war within our hearts, and so we must spend it wisely.
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Cecelia Ahern |
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Es curioso porque en la infancia crees que puedes ser cualquier cosa que quieras, ir a donde te venga en gana. No hay limites. Esperas lo inesperado, crees en la magia. Luego te haces mayor y la inocencia se hace anicos. Las realidades de la vida se interponen en tu camino y caes en la cuenta de que no puedes ser todo lo que querias ser, que quiza tengas que conformarte con un poquito menos. ?Por que dejamos de creer en nosotros mismos? ?Po..
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Cecelia Ahern |
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She wanted to do such violent things to him, it scared her.
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Cecelia Ahern |
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It's funny because when you're a child, you believe you can be anything you want to be, go wherever you want to go. There's no limit to what you can dream. You expect the unexpected, you believe in magic, in fairy tales, and in possibilities. Then you grow older and that innocence is shattered and somewhere along the way the reality of life gets in the way and you're hit by the realization that you can't be all you wanted to be, you just mi..
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NEVER TRUST A man who sits, uninvited, at the head of the table in another man's home. Not
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