"A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats."
-Mason Cooley
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"I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy.“
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"Faith moves mountains, but you have to keep pushing while you are praying."
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"Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little."
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"Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed."
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