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I've read a lot of books, so I know bunches of stuff that sounds like it could be true.

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Brian Andreas
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 17
Artist
Painter
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Iowa City
Iowa
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You may not remember the time you let me go first. Or the time you dropped back to tell me it wasn't that far to go. Or the time you waited at the crossroads for me to catch up. You may not remember any of those, but I do and this is what I have to say to you: Today, no matter what it takes, we ride home together.
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The clock is a conspiracy & a crime against humanity and I would not own one except I miss appointments without it.
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There are some days when no matter what I say it feels like I'm far away in another country & whoever is doing the translating has had far too much to drink.
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I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do.
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The most important thing you leave behind is the stuff that turns into treasures when children find it
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Wrapped around my son with only the knowledge of the words of the world & a quiet remembrance of watching before this all began.
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I am only strong enough for a life of partial virtue.
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Empty Spaces:After his father died he carried his life more gently & left an empty space for the birds & other creatures.
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My grandma used to plant tomato seedlings in tin cans from tomato sauce & puree & crushed tomatoes she got from the Italian restaurant by her house, but she always soaked the labels off first. I don't want them to be anxious about the future, she said. It's not healthy.
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Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable & fall asleep & miss your life.
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There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.
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In those days, we finally chose to walk like giants and hold the world in arms grown strong with love And there may be many things we forget in the days to come, But this will not be one of them.
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If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.
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Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.
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Opening a door to the mysteries, hoping to shed a little dark on all the stuff we think we know.
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There came a moment in the middle of the song when he suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room & after that he never forgot that he was part of something much bigger
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You're not going to see people like this again for a long time, he said and I said I always saw people like this & he looked at me for a moment and said, You're not from around here, are you?
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I don't blame you for everything, she told me. Just the stuff my friends & I can agree on.
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Falling into Place: deciding everything is falling into place perfectly as long as you don't get too picky about what you mean by place. Or perfectly.
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There has never been a day when I have not been proud of you, I said to my Son though some days I'm louder about other stuff so it's easy to miss that.
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