"What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance?"

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Source : Theodore Roethke (2011). “The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke”, p.341, Anchor

Theodore Roethke

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“Even knowing the ending was sad, I wouldn't have deprived myself the beauty of the story.”

Source : Sandra Brown (2010). “Rainwater”, p.132, Simon and Schuster
“Clinton... believes that the Washington Press Corps is so out of touch that it is absolutely inconceivable that reporters would understand the issues that people are really dealing with in their lives.”
“No, I am not interested in women or sex or anything.”
“The human need for language is not simply for the transmission of meaning, it is at the same time listening to and affirming a person's existence.”
“No life can be dreary when work is delight.”

Source : Frances Ridley Havergal (1831). “Under the surface”, p.243
“Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.”
“Problem is, you canâ€™t accept that his relationship had a real short shelf life. Youâ€™re like a dog at the dump, baby â€“ youâ€™re just lickinâ€™ at the empty tin can, trying to get more nutrition out of it. And if youâ€™re not careful, that canâ€™s gonna get stuck on your snout forever and make your life miserable. So drop it.â€ â€œBut I love him.â€ â€œSo love him.â€ â€œBut I miss him.â€ â€œSo miss him. Send him some love and light every time you think about him, then drop it.”
“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”

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