"Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which."

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Source : Algernon Charles Swinburne (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)”, p.1484, Delphi Classics

Algernon Charles Swinburne

#Body Quotes #Spirit Quotes #Twins Quotes

“I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.”
“A ship's engine far away on the water expands the summer-night horizon. Both joy and sorrow swell in the dew's magnifying glass. Without really knowing, we divine; our life has a sister ship, following quietly another route. While the sun blazes behind the islands.”
“I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary”
“One should connect language learning with either work or leisure. And not at the expense of them but to supplement them.”
“Just when it's the two of us, he doesn't whine as much.”
“Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.”
“You've got to love yourself with all your short comings, and you've got to love the world no matter how bad it gets.”

Source : Joan Bauer (2005). “Hope Was Here”, p.40, Penguin
“I've dreamt again of Manderley.”

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