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Grief has been compared to a hydra; for every one that dies, two are born.


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Light-enchanted sunflower, thou Who gazest ever true and tender On the sun's revolving splendour.

Light-enchanted sunflower, thou Who gazest ever true and tender On the sun's revolving splendour.



Restless sunflower; cease to move.

Restless sunflower; cease to move.



Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.

Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.



These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night's arms.

These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night's arms.



When love is not madness, it is not love.

When love is not madness, it is not love.



What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough: for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.

What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough: for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.



In this treacherous world Nothing is the truth nor a lie. Everything depends on the color Of the crystal through which one sees it

In this treacherous world Nothing is the truth nor a lie. Everything depends on the color Of the crystal through which one sees it



But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truth's sake. If not, then to gain friends for the time when we awaken.

But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truth's sake. If not, then to gain friends for the time when we awaken.



For man's greatest crime is to have been born.

For man's greatest crime is to have been born.



Speak no evil of women; I tell thee the meanest of them deserves respect; for of women do we not all come?

Speak no evil of women; I tell thee the meanest of them deserves respect; for of women do we not all come?





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Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.

Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.



In this neighbourhood people don't venture out after dark. It's not safe for them. Only the terminally stupid and the criminally motivated come out at this hour.

In this neighbourhood people don't venture out after dark. It's not safe for them. Only the terminally stupid and the criminally motivated come out at this hour.



Don't be arrogant, Because there are a lot of people that still be better than you.

Don't be arrogant, Because there are a lot of people that still be better than you.



I wish you did return my regard, " he said. "More than I have ever wished anything in my life! Perhaps you may yet learn to do so: I should warn you that I don't easily despair!

I wish you did return my regard, " he said. "More than I have ever wished anything in my life! Perhaps you may yet learn to do so: I should warn you that I don't easily despair!



He exhaled in disgust. “High school is boredom punctuated by humiliation.

He exhaled in disgust. “High school is boredom punctuated by humiliation.



As a child, I was a brat, and my parents didn't know how to control me. So they told me ghost stories, which stayed with me. I am still petrified of darkness and being alone.

As a child, I was a brat, and my parents didn't know how to control me. So they told me ghost stories, which stayed with me. I am still petrified of darkness and being alone.



I think actions speak louder than words is one thing I think I always took from my mom. And to this day, I think about that in everything I do.

I think actions speak louder than words is one thing I think I always took from my mom. And to this day, I think about that in everything I do.



The Waters are Nature's storehouse in which she locks up her wonders.

The Waters are Nature's storehouse in which she locks up her wonders.



Every two, three years there is a movie about the Holocaust because they want you to remember and they want you to be reminded of what it was. When was the last time you seen a movie about slavery?

Every two, three years there is a movie about the Holocaust because they want you to remember and they want you to be reminded of what it was. When was the last time you seen a movie about slavery?



We call for healthcare as a human right through Medicare for all.

We call for healthcare as a human right through Medicare for all.




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