"Come live in my heart, and pay no rent."

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Source : William Bayle Bernard, Samuel Lover (1874). “The Life of Samuel Lover, R. H. A.: Artistic, Literary, and Musical, with Selections from His Unpublished Papers and Correspondence”, p.113

Samuel Lover

#Love Quotes #Heart Quotes #Pay Quotes

“No blade can puncture the human heart like the well-chosen words of a spiteful son.”
“You have to bring books to explain your work.”
“She was standing in the airport of Copenhagen, staring at a doorway, trying to figure out if it was (a) a bathroom and (b) what kind of bathroom it was. The door merely said H. Was she an H? Was H "hers"? It could just as easily be "his". Or "Helicopter Room: Not a Bathroom at All”
“An owl sound wandered along the road with me. I didn't hear it--I breathed it into my ears.”
“I do not accept any absolute formulas for living. No preconceived code can see ahead to everything that can happen in a man's life. As we live, we grow and our beliefs change. They must change. So I think we should live with this constant discovery. We should be open to this adventure in heightened awareness of living. We should stake our whole existence on our willingness to explore and experience.”

Source : "Martin Buber: An Intimate Portrait". Book by Aubrey Hodes, 1971.
“You can change the world with a hot bath, if you sink into it from a place of knowing that you are worth profound care, even when you're dirty and rattled.”
“Most people perceive moderates as timid middle-of-the-roaders who can't take a stand.”

Source : "The Sweep: Vikings, voters and the charge of the Militant Middle" by Tom Foreman, www.cnn.com. September 29, 2010.
“Heaven is populated entirely by forgiven sinners”

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