Sometimes Good Things Fall Apart Analysis

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The quote written above is a quote that I live by everyday because I feel that quote is what life is all about. The quote makes me think that everything in your life happens for a reason (having a purpose), you eventually grow in life from "good things fall apart so better things can fall together" (Monroe), "people change" (Monroe), and "learn(ing) to let go" (Monroe). This quote also motivates me because it is helping understand my past and what could happen in the future. But my two favorite part of the quote is when Marylin Monroe said "sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together" (Monroe) because that is what life is all but making mistake, learning from them, and making your life better. Also it reminds me that

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