

“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.”
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“Loving someone is like moving into a house," Sonja used to say. "At first you fall in love with all the new things, amazed every morning that all this belongs to you, as if fearing that someone would suddenly come rushing in through the door to explain that a terrible mistake had been made, you weren't actually supposed to live in a wonderful place like this. Then over the years the walls become weathered, the wood splinters here and there, and you start to love that house not so much because of all its perfection, but rather for its imperfections. You get to know all the nooks and crannies. How to avoid getting the key caught in the lock when it's cold outside. Which of the floorboards flex slightly when one steps on them or exactly how to open the wardrobe doors without them creaking. These are the little secrets that make it your home.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove

“If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact - not to be solved, but to be coped with over time.”
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“Do not fear to lose what needs to be lost.”
― The Invention of Wings
― The Invention of Wings
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