living life was like putting the beach into a jar. The point wasn’t to…

James Patterson
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living life was like putting the beach into a jar. The point wasn’t to fit everything in; it was to attend to the most important things first—the big, beautiful rocks—the most valuable people and experiences—and fit the lesser things in around them. Otherwise, the best things might get left out ✨ James Patterson (2004). Sam's letters to Jennifer
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