"The nightingale has a lyre of gold, The lark's is a clarion call, And the blackbird plays but a boxwood flute, But I love him best of all. For his song is all the joy of life, And we in the mad spring weather, We two have listened till he sang Our hearts and lips together."

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Source : William Ernest Henley (2016). “A Book of Verses”, Read Books Ltd

William Ernest Henley

#Song Quotes #Spring Quotes #Heart Quotes

“I dont believe in good human beings, but I believe you can have structures that make it easier to make the right choice or the wrong choice.”
“Reality denied comes back to haunt.”

Source : Philip K. Dick (2012). “Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said”, p.139, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The scandal of education is that every time you teach something, you deprive a [student] of the pleasure and benefit of discovery.”
“The ability to talk well is to a man what cutting and polishing are to the rough diamond. The grinding does not add anything to the diamond. It merely reveals its wealth.”
“There are many people that struggle and struggle and have all the talent in the world, but for some reason they are not successful. You never know why those things happen.”
“Killing is like riding, you see. One never really loses the knack.”

Source : "Phantom". Book by Susan Kay, 1990.
“The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, buy unoffered prayer.”
“Being loved is a good thing. A grand thing. The best damned thing of all.”

Source : Lori Wilde (2011). “High Stakes Seduction”, p.214, Harlequin

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