"I see at last that all the knowledge I wrung from the darkness - that darkness flung me - Is worthless as ignorance: nothing comes from nothing The darkness from the darkness. Pain comes from the darkness And we call it wisdom. It is pain."

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Source : Randall Jarrell, Mary Jarrell (1985). “Randall Jarrell's letters: an autobiographical and literary selection”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

Randall Jarrell

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“I am grateful for who I am and who I am not. I am grateful for the life I have been given and for all that I have and all that I don't. Every breath I take is a blessing and an opportunity to fully experience the sheer joy of being alive.”

Source : Miranda Kerr (2010). “Treasure Yourself”, p.174, Hay House, Inc
“I never get the girl. I wind up with a country instead.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Most people hate to say no - but not nearly as much as other people hate to hear it.”
“I don't believe in happy endings but I believe in happy journeys.”
“Oh, no. I don't think I've ever really subscribed to that view, that you can turn it on and off like a water tap. Um, you know, I think that there's a whole lot that goes into the makeup of an individual that, uh, you just can't simply say, oh, like, "Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being gay." It's like saying, "Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being black."”

Source : "Michael Steele, au revoir" by Michael Tomasky, www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2009.
“Lifeâ€™s greatest gift is the freedom it leaves you to step out of it whenever you choose.”
“American people aren't interested in the procedural analysis. What they want is an up and down vote. They deserve an up and down vote on health care.”
“I just think it's a really unique thing to women, this weird psychotic jealousy.”

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