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“There's no money in poetry, but there's no poetry in money, either.”
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“No friendship is an accident. ”
― Heart of the West
― Heart of the West
“The moving light, rejoicing in its strength,
Sped from the pyre of pine, and urged its way,
In golden glory, like some strange new sun...”
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Sped from the pyre of pine, and urged its way,
In golden glory, like some strange new sun...”
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“To lose one's life is no great matter; when the time comes I'll have the courage to lose mine. But what's intolerable is to see one's life being drained of meaning, to be told there's no reason for existing. A man can't live without some reason for living.”
― Caligula
― Caligula
“Reading brings us unknown friends”
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