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By organizing and making them accessible to yourself and others, you're not only preserving their value but also cultivating a culture of shared understanding and growth.",{"id":33,"quote_text":34,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":35,"source":36,"quote_tag":37,"commentary":9},3333849,"You always leave something behind when you start something new.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":21,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},3333836,"That’s the key to happiness,” Abbey declares. “Join the right circus.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":45,"quote_text":46,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":21,"author":48,"source":49,"quote_tag":50,"commentary":9},791180,"Where did you hide your Mockingbirds?\" he asks.\"Ornithology,\" she replies.\"You hid TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD with the bird books?\" I ask.Elena shrugs. \"I was being ironic.",2,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[51,54],{"id":52,"tag":53},3694520,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":55,"tag":56},3694522,{"id":57,"tag_name":58},46699,"to-kill-a-mockingbird",{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":21,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},768482,"Do you want to be in our mob?\" Elena asks him.\"When did we get a mob?\" he says.\"We don't have one yet. I'm working on it.\"Michael turns to me.\"It's got something to do with books.\"\"In that case,\" says Michael, \"I'm in.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[65],{"id":66,"tag":67},3633477,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":69,"quote_text":70,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":21,"author":71,"source":72,"quote_tag":73,"commentary":9},671709,"It's true,\" says Michael. \"Dicken's novels came out in monthly installments. People couldn't wait for the next chapter to arrive. Mobs would gather at train stations and shipyards so they could be first in line to get the next part of the book.\"\"Mobs?\" I say.......\"People don't feel that way about books anymore,\" Elena says sadly. \"Some people do,\" I say.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[74,77],{"id":75,"tag":76},3385541,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":78,"tag":79},3385542,{"id":80,"tag_name":81},8146,"dickens",{"id":83,"quote_text":84,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":21,"author":85,"source":86,"quote_tag":87,"commentary":93},605479,"I'm not one of those people who think that cancer is some kind of jousting match. People live or die based on good medicine, good luck, and the grace of God. The people that die from it did not fail. The people who live will die another day.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[88],{"id":89,"tag":90},3180963,{"id":91,"tag_name":92},4200,"cancer","**The Backstory**\nThis poignant quote is attributed to Paul Acampora, a renowned historian and professor who has written extensively about the human condition. While I couldn't pinpoint an exact origin for this quote, it's likely from one of his lectures or writings on mortality and resilience. During his life, Acampora navigated personal struggles with cancer, which may have influenced his perspective on the subject.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nBeneath its straightforward assertion lies a profound paradox: by absolving individuals of responsibility for their survival or demise, Acampora's statement highlights the inherent randomness and uncertainty of life. This acceptance of fate frees us from the psychological burden of guilt and failure that often accompanies illness or loss.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo harness this mindset in your own life, recognize that success is not solely a product of personal effort but also contingent on external factors like luck, circumstance, and systemic support. By acknowledging and accepting these variables, you can cultivate a more realistic, adaptive approach to challenges and setbacks, rather than beating yourself up over outcomes beyond your control.",{"id":95,"quote_text":96,"author_id":5,"source_id":47,"has_image":21,"author":97,"source":98,"quote_tag":99,"commentary":9},545950,"But in the book,\" I say, \"the mockingbird is supposed to be a symbol of innocence. 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