There is something about very cold weather that gives one an enormous appetite. Most of us find ourselves beginning to crave rich steaming stews and hot apple pies and all kinds of delicious warming dishes; and because we are all a great deal luckier than we realize, we usually get what we want—or near enough.

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"It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you."

- Roald Dahl

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- Roald Dahl

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""For all you know, a witch may be living next door to you right now.""

- Roald Dahl

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- Epictetus

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"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday."

- A. A. Milne

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"Small is not just a stepping stone. Small is a great destination itself."

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"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing."

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"As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried after a good long life."

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