If you think I’m one of those people who try to be funny at breakfast you’re wrong. I’m invariably ill-tempered in the early morning.

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"Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind."

- Daphne du Maurier

Happiness

"I suppose sooner or later in the life of everyone comes a moment of trial. We all of us have our particular devil who rides us and torments us, and we must give battle in the end."

- Daphne du Maurier

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"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."

- Daphne du Maurier

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"Today’s challenges are tomorrow’s routines."

- Unknown

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"Just like games, no matter how well you have things lined up in your life, there’s always something to keep you on your toes."

- Junichirou Kagami

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"The nerve of those Whos. Inviting me down there - on such short notice! Even if I wanted to go, my schedule wouldn't allow it."

- The Grinch

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"Embrace each shift in your life like a dragonfly zips through a summer breeze"

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"Like the dragonfly, adapt and conquer your skies with elegance and power"

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