"How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me."

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Source : W. H. Auden, Katherine Bucknell (2003). “Juvenilia: Poems, 1922-1928”, p.41, Princeton University Press

W. H. Auden

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“Everybody eats, everybody learns to cook”
“trust your heart but use your head”

Source : Julie Garwood (2012). “Julie Garwood Box Set: Gentle Warrior, Honor's Splendour, Lion's Lady, and a New Excerpt!”, p.259, Simon and Schuster
“I feel responsible for everybody, and I couldn't imagine a scenario where I wouldn't be directing what was happening, at the end.”

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“We don't cut off the hands of thieves or castrate rapists. Why must we murder murderers?”
“I never considered myself an Americana artist, but I'm a huge fan of old-time music from the States, the recordings that were made in the '20s and '30s. Trying to chase down the exact stylistic trappings of that stuff always felt like a dead end. That spirit of directness and economy, but also the poetic pungency of the writing and almost ugly, or raw, performance - all that seemed like the real message. I've just tried to somehow stay true to that feeling.”
“Because sometimes you have to suffer without the things you want now so you can have everything you need later.”
“Trade creates jobs and lifts people out of poverty. And when that happens, societies stabilize and grow. And there is nothing like a stable society to fight terrorism and strengthen democracy, freedom and rule of law.”
“Keep in mind that to avoid loneliness, many people need both a social circle and an intimate attachment. Having just one of two may still leave you feeling lonely.”

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