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Forgiveness
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

Forgiveness

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime

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Original Thinking
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

Original Thinking

We owe most of our great inventions and most of the achievements of genius to idleness

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When Two Words Come Together
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

When Two Words Come Together

This morning I find myself thinking about a long-ago friend. Her name was Barbara Esbensen, and she was a fellow writer—well, not just a plain old writer like me, but a poet—who taught me something profound.

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Happiness
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

Happiness

It is difficult to know what to do with so much happiness.

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Get a Life
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

Get a Life

So here's what I wanted to tell you today: get a life.

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A Door Opening
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

A Door Opening

I celebrated my 84th birthday several months ago. By anyone’s standard, an old lady.

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Learn
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

Learn

“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow…

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