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Sorcery of Thorns

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“Naveen turned back to her, his penetrating eyes pleading with her to accept his help. "You don't have to do this all on your own. We're here for you. I'm here for you." Tiana hesitated as a blend of uncertainty and gratitude converged. This was her mess. She'd pulled them all into this; she shouldn't expect her friends to get her out of it. But Naveen was right: she didn't have to do this alone. She couldn't. "Okay," Tiana answered. The shame she thought she would feel didn't materialize. All she felt was overwhelming relief at knowing she didn't have to rely solely on herself.”

“We hear a great deal of talk about the midlife crisis of the executive. It is mostly boredom. At 45, most executives have reached the peak of their business careers, and they know it. After 20 years of doing very much the same kind of work, they are very good at their jobs. But they are not learning or contributing or deriving challenge and satisfaction from the job. And yet they are still likely to face another 20 if not 25 years of work. That is why managing oneself increasingly leads one to begin a second career. There are three ways to develop a second career. The first is actually to start one. [...] The second way to prepare for the second half of your life is to develop a parallel career. [...] Finally, there are the social entrepreneurs. [...] There is one prerequisite for managing the second half of your life: You must begin doing so long before you enter it.”

“I do not know how the English ladies can bear with you, señor.’ He looked merrily down at her. ‘Why, I have not called upon them to bear with me, señora.’ She faced him suddenly. ‘You will scarce have me believe you have not trifled often and often!’ she said hotly. ‘No doubt ye deem women of small account!’ ‘I do not neem you of small account, child.’ She smiled disdainfully. ‘You are mightily apt. Do you use this manner with the English ladies, pray?’ ‘Nay, sweetheart, this is the manner I use,’ Sir Nicholas answered, and promptly kissed her.”