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The only thing which can tell us about the novel is the novel.


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The only thing which can tell us about the novel is the novel.
         



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And without fear the lawless roads Ran wrong through all the land.

And without fear the lawless roads Ran wrong through all the land.



The ancestral deed is thought and done, And in a million Edens fall A million Adams drowned in darkness, For small is great and great is small, And a blind seed all.

The ancestral deed is thought and done, And in a million Edens fall A million Adams drowned in darkness, For small is great and great is small, And a blind seed all.



Kindness and courage can repair time's faults, And serving him breeds patience and courtesy In us, light sojourners and passing subjects.

Kindness and courage can repair time's faults, And serving him breeds patience and courtesy In us, light sojourners and passing subjects.



The curse of Scottish literature is the lack of a whole language, which finally means the lack of a whole mind.

The curse of Scottish literature is the lack of a whole language, which finally means the lack of a whole mind.



The life of every man is an endlessly repeated performance of the life of man.

The life of every man is an endlessly repeated performance of the life of man.



There is a road that turning always Cuts off the country of Again. Archers stand there on every side And as it runstime's deer is slain, And lies where it has lain.

There is a road that turning always Cuts off the country of Again. Archers stand there on every side And as it runstime's deer is slain, And lies where it has lain.



We meet ourselves at every turn In the long country of the past.

We meet ourselves at every turn In the long country of the past.



Packed in my skin from head to toe is one I know and do not know.

Packed in my skin from head to toe is one I know and do not know.



I have observed in foolish awe The dateless mid-days of the law And seen indifferent justice done By everyone on everyone.

I have observed in foolish awe The dateless mid-days of the law And seen indifferent justice done By everyone on everyone.



Sometimes we think of the nations lying asleep, Curled blindly in impenetrable sorrow, And then the thought confounds us with its strangeness.

Sometimes we think of the nations lying asleep, Curled blindly in impenetrable sorrow, And then the thought confounds us with its strangeness.





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I'm learning as I go. The music has drawn me out of my shell. It's made me open my door a little more and be able to look at people in the eye.

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The very longing for contentment that ought to drive us to simplicity of life and labors of love contents itself instead with the broken cisterns of prosperity and comfort.

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My favorite thing about doing photo shoots is just being able to have fun, meeting new people, getting dressed up, and I just love doing it. So, I have a lot of fun.

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