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You don't get everything all at once. You wait.

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Elizabeth Berg
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 2
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Nurse
St Paul
Minnesota
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Everything

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Sometimes serendipity is just intention unmasked.
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It feels like some part of me that was curled down and waiting in the dark has risen, and now stands stretching and strong in the sunshine. I knew it.
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There is incredible value in being of service to others.
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I don't think men try to make women be like them, but I think women try to make men be like them, a lot.
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There is incredible value in being of service to others. I think if many of the people in therapy offices were dragged out to put their finger in a dike, take up their place in a working line, they would be relieved of terrible burdens.
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The seasons tell us, everything in organic life tells us, that there is no holding on still, we try to do just that. Sometimes, though, we learn the kind of wisdom that celebrates the open hand.
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Remember me in your dreams, as I will you.
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I felt myself trapped in line for a ride I was not nearly ready for, looking back but moving forward in the only direction I could go.
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Anything we have, we are only borrowing. Anything. Any time.
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I believe that the souls of women flatten and anchor themselves in times of adversity, lay in for the stay. I've heard that when elephants are attacked they often run, not away, but toward each other. Perhaps it is because they are a matriarchal society.
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There is incredible value in being of service to others.
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I believe that the souls of women flatten and anchor themselves in times of adversity, lay in for the stay.
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You feel the call. That's the important thing. Now answer it as fully as you can. Take the risk to let all that is in you, out. Escape into the open.
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There are some things you never say good-bye to
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For all it's problems and difficulties, life is mostly a wonderful experience, and it is up to each person to make the most of each day. I hope you are successful in your life, but look to the heavens and the earth and especially to other people to find your real wealth. Wherever I am, wherever you go, know that my love goes with you.
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As a writer, you should have a sticky soul the act of continually taking things in should be as much a part of you as your hair color.
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The truth is, aging can be your realest opportunity to decide how best to live - and the best incentive for getting you to do just that.
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It is never about how good your voice is it is only about feeling the urge to sing, and then having the courage to do it with the voice you are given.
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I will come back as a little breeze. You will feel me on your face, and you will know that I am still listening. So you can still talk to me.
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This is one rule about mixing boys and girls: that a date always comes first.
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