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A Piece of the World
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"A Piece of the World" Quotes

"A Piece of the World" by Christina Baker Kline is a novel that tells the story of the woman in Andrew Wyeth's famous painting, "Christina's World."

Quotes

There is nothing worse than living a life without hope.

Christina Baker Kline

hopelife

The truth is that we don't know what will happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.

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lifeuncertainty

It's the things you don't choose that make you who you are.

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identitychoices

We can only learn to love by loving.

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lovelearning

It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours.

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parentinggrowth

Every great artist has his or her critics.

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artcriticism

We are all of us a great deal luckier than we realize, we usually get what we want - or near enough.

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luckgratitude

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate to say that for destruction ice is also great and would suffice.

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desiredestruction

It's not enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle.

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beliefpersistence

People are always struggling to find something new, something different. But I think that in the end, we're all just looking for a place to belong.

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belongingsearch