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"Which came first, the mind or the idea of the mind? Have you never wondered? They arrived together. The mind is an idea."

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Bernard Beckett

#Ideas Quotes #Mind Quotes #Together Quotes

  • “Every single day you're the result of what you did on the days prior.”

  • “People become the stories they hear and the stories they tell.”

  • “You never know who's going to become your friend. Friends are always chance meetings.”

  • “Not, not mine: it's somebody else's wound; I could never have borne it. So take the thing that happened, hide it, stick it in the ground; whisk the lamps away.”

  • “Who gives to Aristaeus honey; Or wine to Bacchus, or Triptolemus Earth's fruits, or apples to Alcinous?”

  • “A smoky eye and nice hair are not going to make my night any easier.”

  • “As I've always said: The future lies ahead.”

  • “To have you in my life is wondrous Yet all good things, allegedly, come to an end, Piffle, says I, for you, undoubtedly, Will forever be my lover and best friend.”

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