“Nothing compares to being truly, exuberantly wanted by your children.”

“There is nothing you will regret more in your life — nothing — than not being present for your children”

“Nothing in this world compares to writing and being read.”

“How could any of us truly appreciate our lives if we had nothing else to compare them to?”

“It was like wanting ice cream instead of meat loaf, and being told that children in refugee camps would be grateful for the meat loaf. Yes, of course she had nothing to complain about, compared to so many people, but when had that ever stopped anyone from complaining? Happiness was a balloon that always hovered just out of arm's reach.”

“Being in love is like being lit on fire and having your loved one morph into a marshmallow as she runs to embrace you. But not being in love feels so much worse, possibly like being a tax collector. Actually, nothing compares to the lowliness of a tax collector.
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