"I thought about how stupid it is, that all of us are born destined to desire somebody else, though desire brings with it such disappointment and pain. Humankind's history must be scored bloody with heartbreak. This hankering for affection is a blight upon us."

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Source : Sonya Hartnett (2006). “Surrender”, Candlewick Press (MA)

Sonya Hartnett

#Pain Quotes #Disappointment Quotes #Stupid Quotes

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“Integers are the fountainhead of all mathematics.”
“Lost in the solitude of his immense power, he began to lose direction.”
“Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may lose hers; but, if she shall, be it my proudest plume, not that I was the last to desert, but that I never deserted her.”
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“My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.”
“As full of spirit as the month of May, and as gorgeous as the sun in Midsummer.”
“woman's cause is one and universal ...”

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