Peg Kehret Quotes

• “...now that I had finally confronted him, he had lost his power over me.”

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• “Fear that comes from personal experience is far more real than fear based on someone else's ordeal.”

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• “When they lock the door, climb out the window. – Mr. Morrison, volunteer at the Humane Society”

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• “Books had taught me new ideas and had shown me ways of life that I would not have known about otherwise, and they offered a refuge when, like now, real life seemed too hard.”

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• “Act like a criminal and that's how you'll be treated.”

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• “It made a good daydream, but I've learned that if you want dreams to come true, you have to take action.”

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• “This minute is passing. And it will never come again. Never in all the world. When it is gone, it is gone. No power on earth could bring it back again. - Carson McCullers”

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• “If you can't save the forest, plant a tree. - Mr. Morrison, Humane Society volunteer”

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• “No matter how sad you feel, plan something special that you want to do each day, even if it's only taking a bubble bath or watching a movie. Set a date to visit a friend, or order a book you want to read from the library. Always have something to look forward to.”

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• “I've yet to meet a deceitful dog. The truth is, I like most animals better than I like most people. - Mr. Morrison, Humane Society volunteer”

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• “See how her expression changes when she looks at you? It's the love light shining from within...Lucky we are when we're seen through the light of love, be it shining in the eyes of human or beast. Some folks go all their days without ever seeing it directed at them. It's a splendid, special look. Cherish it. - Mr. Morrison, Humane Society volunteer”

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• “Don't waste your life on if-onlys. - Mr. Morrison, Humane Society volunteer”

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• “Don't let resentment and bitterness rob you of happiness. - Mr. Morrison, Humane Society volunteer”

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• “Worse of all, I had to live with a terrible secret. I told lies to keep people from finding out what I'd done and then I had to tell more lies to cover up the first ones. Through it all, I felt like scum. I regretted what I had done and I hated pretending all the time but it was too late. - Kit Hathaway”

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• “Alice's voice rang out confidently from the back of the room. "Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright..." Her rendition was flawless: clear, true notes strung together in a necklace of sound, a gift for everyone in the room to wear.”

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• “It was the best grilled cheese sandwich I'd ever had—golden brown with a buttery taste, and the cheese all melted and gooey and oozing out the edges.”

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• “Celia,”

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