Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise. β¨ Alice Walker, Barbara Christian (1994). Everyday Use, p.142, Rutgers University Press
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- 'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.
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