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“the forests grow back with patience, not rage;”

“We are learning to live again, and, for many of us, it is for the first time.”

“I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for strangers, over tip, smile or try to be kind even when you don’t feel like it, pay compliments, chase the kid’s runaway ball down the sidewalk and throw it back to him, try to be larger than you are— particularly when it’s difficult. People do notice, people appreciate. I appreciate it when it’s done to (for) me. Small gestures can be an effort, or actually go against our grain (I’m not a big one for paying compliments…), but the irony is that almost every time you make them, you feel better about yourself. For a moment life suddenly feels lighter….”

“February roses are like flames that warm the cold Moon on a winter night,”

“I want to calm down, to rest, to outlive this nonsense.”

“Maybe all we need is someone that is willing to grow next to us, to grow with us. Someone that doesn’t mind our roots and our vines tangling together.”