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“Somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty,” I said. How”
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“After that, we were like flies stuck in honey, alive but not really living.”
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“retrouvailles, another one of those words that do not translate into English, which means “the happiness of meeting someone you love again after a long time.”
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“He smiled. “I guess somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty.”
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“Father loved the fact that a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter.”
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“If I’d known I was about to meet the man who’d shatter me like bone china on terra-cotta, I would have slept in. Instead,”
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“douleur, one of the many French words that do not translate into English well, which means “the pain of wanting someone you cannot have.”
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“It only hurts you to hold on to the hate.”
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“How easy it is to get tangled up in your own fishing net.”
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“Funny thing about grief: It gets easier with practice.”
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“Turning oneself to the misfortunes of others is the best way to dispense with personal troubles. Hadn’t Lord Byron himself said, “The busy have no time for tears”?”
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“It’s just a thing, Kasia. Don’t waste your energy on the hate. That will kill you sure as anything. Focus on keeping your strength. You’re resourceful. Find a way to outsmart them.”
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“But it’s fitting in a way—Father loved the fact that a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter.”
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“You have a choice. To wallow in the unfairness of it all or rise above it. Fix it. Let other people in.”
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“guess somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty.” Paul”
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“Caroline wiped her cheek with the back of her gardening glove, leaving a dark smudge below one eye, then pulled off her gloves.
'But it's fitting in a way - Father loved the fact that a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter.'
Caroline reached over and smoothed the hair back from my brow with a light touch. How many times had my mother done that? 'It's a miracle all of this beauty emerges after such hardship, don't you think?”
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'But it's fitting in a way - Father loved the fact that a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter.'
Caroline reached over and smoothed the hair back from my brow with a light touch. How many times had my mother done that? 'It's a miracle all of this beauty emerges after such hardship, don't you think?”
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“Oh, please—may we keep the coffee? It’s all we have.”
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“Somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty,” I said.”
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“A doctor without love is like a mechanic.”
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“As the cab drove off, I caught a glimpse of Paul in the crowd and felt a rush of retrouvailles, another one of those words that do not translate into English, which means “the happiness of meeting someone you love again after a long time.” I”
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“This country was founded on principles of equality and fairness, and you would do well to remember that. I don’t think it would help your business to have people think you harbor negative feelings toward any one group.” “I certainly will remember”
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“Somewhere in a corner of our hearts, we are always twenty,”
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“Somehow the Germans lose every war but win every peace.”
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“I’d known I was about to meet the man who’d shatter me like bone china on terra-cotta, I would have slept in. Instead,”
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“Can we dispense with the ‘Monsieur’? Makes me feel ancient.” “First names? We’ve only just met.” “It’s 1939.”
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“It’s a miracle all this beauty emerges after such hardship, don’t you think?”
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― Lilac Girls
“Turning oneself to the misfortunes of others is the best way to dispense with personal troubles.”
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“She wasn't always the prettiest girl in the room, but it was hard to take your eyes off her, like a train accident or a dancing bear.”
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“Parisians stared when Mother wore that poncho, as if picturing it where it belonged, flung over a café table under a plate of good cheese. The”
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“I spent most of the match eating more shrimp than was socially acceptable”
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