You know, maybe that's all anybody wants, is to be useful. And have somebody else notice it. - Sharon Creech - Quotesmemo.com

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I love the silent hour of night, for blissful dreams may then arise, revealing to my charmed sight what may not bless my waking eyes.

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Sharon Creech

You know, maybe that's all anybody wants, is to be useful. And have somebody else notice it.

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