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“Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.”
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“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
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“Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
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“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
― 100 Love Sonnets
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
― 100 Love Sonnets
“the greatest Americans
have not been born yet
they are waiting patiently
for the past to die”
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have not been born yet
they are waiting patiently
for the past to die”
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