"Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh."
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"You know me better than you think, you know, and you shall know me better yet."
"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"
"Never look back unless you are planning to go that way."
"Neither of the two people in the room paid any attention to the way I came in, although only one of them was dead."
"I suffer from life and from other people. I can’t look at reality face to face. Even the sun discourages and depresses me. Only at night and all alone, withdrawn, forgotten and lost, with no connection to anything real or useful — only then do I find myself and feel comforted."
"To be prepared is half the victory."
"Tofino, Canada Haiku Free flowing clothes,Strumming guitar on the beach.Still my baggage follows me."
"The world’s greatest achievers have been those who have always stayed focussed on their goals and have been consistent in their efforts."
"Everything, no matter how beautiful, is only with us for awhile."
"Then, one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...you give them a piece of you. They don't ask for it. They do something dumb one day like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore."
"There is no compulsion for man to accept the truth. But it is certainly a shame upon the human intellect when man is not even interested in finding out as to what is the truth! Islam teaches that God has given man the faculty of reason and therefore expects man to reason things out objectively and systematically for himself. To reflect and to question and to reflect."
"Now begins to rise in me the familiar rhythm; words that have lain dormant now lift, now toss their crests, and fall and rise, and falls again. I am a poet, yes. Surely I am a great poet."
"You know that when I hate you, it is because I love you to a point of passion that unhinges my soul."
"Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love."
"...you must always be yourself, and do things at your own pace. Someday, you'll catch up."
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"There’s truth in only having a bicycle seat. I used to skip class and just hold it out in the hallway. When teachers would ask me what I was doing, I’d hold it up and say, “Sorry I’m late."
"But the problem is to make the soul into a monster"
"Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto."
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