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Life rarely gives what we hope for. We simply make the best of the hand we are dealt. — Renee Sebastian

English? Who needs to spend time learning that? I'm never going to England! — Dan Castellaneta

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength. — Charles Spurgeon

In silence all our usual patterns assault us ... That is why most people give up rather quickly. When Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, the first things to show up were the wild beasts. — Richard Rohr

No one was around to publicly shame me, but I am perfectly able to shame myself. And worse -- around myself it is not a matter of appearing to be stupid and heartless; instead I confirm to myself that I am definitively one or the other. — Heidi Julavits

Every night, around midnight GMT, the Sun sets on the Cayman Islands, and doesn't rise over the British Indian Ocean Territory until after 1:00 a.m. For that hour, the little Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific are the only British territory in the Sun. The Pitcairn Islands have a population of a few dozen people, the descendants of the mutineers from the HMS Bounty. The islands became notorious in 2004 when a third of the adult male population, including the mayor, were convicted of child sexual abuse. As awful as the islands may be, they remain part of the British Empire, and unless they're kicked out, the two-century-long British daylight will continue. — Randall Munroe

Sometimes you weren't yet the person you needed to be to do the work you needed to do. — Garth Risk Hallberg

I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able to find your own truth. — Shemar Moore

To err is human. To admit it, a blunder. — Various

Myths are often entertaining, but they're never very helpful. — Lemony Snicket

Mercedes Benz : A mechanical device that increases sexual arousal in women. — P. J. O'Rourke