"It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion."

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Source : Rebecca West (1982). “The Young Rebecca: Writings of Rebecca West, 1911-17”

Rebecca West

#Passion Quotes #Destiny Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Flowers spring up unsown and die ungathered.”
“None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey'd to see Another's faults, and his deformity.”

Source : John Dryden (1760). “The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales, and Translations. Now First Collected and Published Together in Four Volumes. With Explanatory Notes and Observations. Also an Account of His Life and Writings ...”, p.379
“At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 2, 2015
“A Corpse or a Ghost- I'd sooner be one or t'other, square and fair, than a Ghost in a Corpse, which is my feelins at present.”

Source : William Frend De Morgan (1906). “Joseph Vance: An Ill-written Autobiography”, H. Frowde
“I know exactly what I want. Everything. Calm, peace, tranquility, freedom, fun, happiness. If I could make all that one word, I would - a many-syllabled word.”
“The whole world is one immense woman, and we are in her very womb, we are not yet born, we are joyfully ripening.”
“He who steps on stones is glad to feel the smallest spray of moss beneath his feet.”
“Hey Tony [Schiavone], I'm glad to see you back, especially after seeing your front.”

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