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Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so effectual, possessed a strength of understanding, and coolness of judgment, which qualified her, though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, to the advantage of them all, that eagerness of mind in Mrs. Dashwood which must generally have led to imprudence. She had an excellent heart; - her disposition was affectionate, and her feelings were strong; but she knew how to govern them: it was a knowledge which her mother had yet to learn; and which one of her sisters had resolved never to be taught. — Jane Austen

some things are so awful, you can't look them square in the face and some things make no sense no matter what angle you look at them from. and of course they happen in other people's lives, never in your own. — Mike McCormack

If you say that you believe something to be true, you might mean one of two things- that you're still weighing the alternatives, or that you accept it as a fact. — Jodi Picoult

You can never stop being a teacher. It is the core responsibility of a leader. — Alex Malley

One of my motivations to become a blood specialist was to study malaria in red blood cells. But in science, you discover something and you want to go this way, but your work goes that way. — Peter Agre

This isn't a Christmas special! This is my life. In the real world, miracles and goodness just don't happen. — Richelle Mead

Remember to enjoy everything. The things that feel good, the things that hurt. It's all gonna make you better. Stronger. — Hayley Williams

Things that happen along the way determine the final result. I think the pain and suffering I went through in the past ... lead me here today. — Lee Dong-wook

A society which demands we be normal even as it drives us insane. — Matt Haig

Beat, beat, pause. Contract, expand. Inhale, exhale. — Colleen Hoover

Experience is everything. — Lailah Gifty Akita