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Nov 2017
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Little: A Happiness Reminder from E. B. ...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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I love the opening passage from “Charlotte’s Web,” E. B. White’s masterpiece of children’s literature. It’s a great reminder that an ordinary day can remind us of the most transcendent values.

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