"Blossom by blossom the spring begins."

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Source : Atalanta in Calydon chorus (1865)

Algernon Charles Swinburne

“As long as we have practiced neither concentration nor mindfulness, the ego takes itself for granted and remains its usual normal size, as big as the people around one will allow.”
“Some people say Iâ€™m a dreamer, others say, 'If you fall asleep at work again weâ€™re going to have to let you go'.”
“There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.”
“We must give ourselves more earnestly and intelligently and generously than we have to the happy duty of appreciation.”
“When my parents went off to Knoxville to work, I lived with my father's mother. She was strict - the kind who starched and ironed dresses. I had to sit more than I played. Oh, I was miserable. I liked being out with the animals. I'd come in the house with my hair pulled out, sash off the dress, dirty as heck. I was always getting spanked.”
“The chains of marriage are so heavy that it takes two to bear them, sometimes three.”
“Launch and learn. Everything is progress.”

Source : Danielle LaPorte (2012). “The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms”, p.307, Harmony
“His words were still clear in her mind from that first meeting. "Whoever eats this will love you." She looked into the mirror, at her birthmark, bright as blood, at her kiss-stung lips, at the absurd smile stretching across her face. Carefully separating out the crushed pieces of shell, she pulled the dried pulp free from its cage of veins. Piece by piece, she put the sweet brown fruit in her own mouth and swallowed it down.”

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