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Year of Wonders
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"Year of Wonders" Quotes

During the bubonic plague outbreak, a woman in a small English village becomes a healer and leader.

Quotes

You are a woman, Anna. You must make yourself. That is the law of God and of nature.

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empowermentgender roles

There are some things that can never be excused. But things can always be understood.

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forgivenessunderstanding

There is no certainty in this life. That's what makes it such an adventure.

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uncertaintyadventure

The past presses so hard on the present, it sometimes crushes the life out of it.

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historyimpact

We have to be better than the people we were. We have to learn from our mistakes.

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growthlearning

Our lives are but lent to us by God. With what we do with them, we honor Him.

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faithpurpose

We are all the heroes of our own stories. We must be true to ourselves.

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self-awarenessidentity

Sometimes the only way to live with the pain is to push it away, and pretend it's not there.

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copingdenial

The hardest thing is to be alone with our own thoughts.

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solitudeintrospection

Loss is a part of life. We must carry on, for the sake of those we have lost.

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griefresilience