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If the worst is going to happen, it'll happen. Worrying can't protect you from that. And if it doesn't happen then you've missed out on all the time that when you could have been having fun

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Alexandra Potter
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
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I never stopped joking around long enough to realize you weren't laughing anymore.
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Men, Grace learned, seemed to think women were all frustrated nurses.
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Because you will meet somebody more exceptional than anyone you have ever know. Who will love you warmly as possible. And who will so completely attract you that you will feel you never really loved before.
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If only men were like New York taxi-cabs and had a light that they can switch on when they're interested and off when they're not available. Then you'd know exactly where you were and you wouldn't have to worry about getting it wrong and being horribly embarrassed. --- Lucy
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And like a soprano shattering glass, Juliet heard something snap deep inside. It was the sound of her heart breaking.
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