"Oh, why should vows so fondly made, Be broken ere the morrow, To one who loves as never maid Loved in this world of sorrow?"

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Source : James Hogg (1840). “The poetical works of the Ettrick shepherd: including the Queen's wake, Pilgrims of the sun, Mador of the moor, Mountain bard, &c. &c”, p.168

#Broken Quotes #Sorrow Quotes #World Quotes

“Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-caluculated less or more.”
“When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.”
“Obviously the whole Wayward thing hasn't been explained to you properly. You don't have any superpowers. You can't leap over tall buildings in a single bound or fight Dark Casters with your magic cat. Basically, you're a glorified tour guide who's no better equipped to face a bunch of Dark Casters than Mary P. over here -Ridley”
“The cool wind blew in my face and all at once I felt as if I had shed dullness from myself. Before me lay a long gray line with a black mark down the center. The birds were singing. It was spring.”

Source : Burl Ives (2017). “Wayfaring Stranger”, p.120, Pickle Partners Publishing
“Technique-bodily control-must be mastered only because the body must not stand in the way of the soul's expression.”
“I go shopping for jeans, and they're playing shitty music in the store, I just leave. I can't be around music that I hate.”

Source : Source: www.indieberlin.de
“I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober.”
“The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.”

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