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Kaira Rouda
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Quotes by Kaira Rouda
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To a certain extent, you can make choices, but so can everyone else around you. It’s where those choices collide that things happen.
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She stays at home and cares for the house and for the children. Optimally, she learns to cook, but at the very least, she sets a nice table. This is what we talked about, what we agreed to, even on our very first date.
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I taught myself how to imitate the look people have when they are feeling sad, for example. The corners of the mouth droop, the eyes fill with water.
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I wonder if she is asking me for something, for some understanding. Some type of compassion or empathy. I’m not good at those emotions, or, if we’re being honest, any emotion except anger.
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I explained at the time. “There’s a difference between not expressing things and not feeling them. Remember me, Poker-face Paul? It’s a blessing and a curse. I’m a guy. It’s how we are, genetically. You know, hard on the outside, soft on the inside. The delay, honey, is all in your pretty little head.
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That's really what it comes down to, in the end. Making choices. You can't predict life, but you can do your darndest to make it the best it can be.
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It’s really a whole new feeling when you realize you’re in charge of your life, your thoughts, and your actions—or inaction.
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To a certain extent, you can make choices, but so can everyone else around you. It's where those choices collide that things happen.
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