ELEPHNT IN THE ROOM X WT REDUCING EFFORTS

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Who said anything about forgetting? The point of forgiveness is to recognize that someone has hurt you, and to still love them in spite of it.”
― Katharine McGee, American Royals

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“That was the thing about success, it could be even more draining than failure.”

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Tell no one your secrets, Daphne's mom always said, but make them think that you have. It creates the illusion of intimacy.”

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“Real love comes from creating a family together, from facing life together -- with all its messes and surprises and joys.”

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She could smile until the bitter end, no matter what it cost her--because she was a Washington and had been trained to smile through anything.
Even through her own heartbreak.”

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“Sam had long ago resolved that if she couldn't be beautiful, she should at the very least be interesting.”

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“Beatrice is going to be queen someday.” Samantha didn’t sound resentful, just pensive.
“And what are you going to be?” Nina asked, curious.
Samantha grinned. “Everything else.”

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“I expect you to give her your support when she's earned it and your criticism when she deserves it. That's what siblings are for, after all.”

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“The only people free from censure are people who’ve never taken a stand.”

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“Sorry isn't a magic eraser that undoes whatever wrong thing you did! You can't just say sorry and expect everything to be the way it was, not when people have been hurt!”

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“Samantha, criticism is a good thing. It means you've fought for something.”

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“You think your predecessors never made mistakes?” he asked, then swiftly answered his own question. “Of course they did. Our nation’s history is woven from their errors in judgment, their wrong decisions, as much as it is from their achievements.”

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Relationships never make sense from the outside; the only people qualified to weigh in on them are the people in them.

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“Yes, exactly, because you’re a woman, and the world will make everything exponentially more difficult for you. It isn’t right, or fair, but it is the truth.”

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She hated that her siblings thought she was cold or unfeeling. Just because she'd been brought up to keep her emotions hidden didn't mean that she never experienced those emotions.”

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JUNG , SWISS 

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Resistance and fear can be signs. You’re getting closer to the truth (of egolessness and emptiness), and ego’s hidden defenses spring into action.

Andrew Holecek

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"Take care to distinguish between things you can control and things you can't so that you will no longer worry about the things you can't control and will instead focus your attention on the things you can control."

-- William B. Irvine

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