A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.

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"If it is right, it happens. The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away."

- John Steinbeck

Love

"What good is the warm of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness."

- John Steinbeck

Balance

"What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?"

- John Steinbeck

Balance

"If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones."

- John Steinbeck

Compassion

"Beans are a warm cloak against economic cold."

- John Steinbeck

Compassion

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"We cannot control who we fall in love with, but we can choose how we treat them."

- Beauty and the Beast

Relationships

"I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word ‘diva’ and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn’t afraid to show it."

- Nick Cannon

Relationships

"It’s not what’s under the tree that matters, it’s who’s gathered around it."

Relationships

"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same."

- Donald E. Westlake

Relationships

"A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright."

- Lucille Ball

Relationships