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“A double-edged sword One side destroys One releases I am your Gordian knot Will you release or destroy me? Follow truth and you shall: Find me on water Purify me through fire Trapped by earth nevermore Air will whisper to you What spirit already knows: That even shattered anything is possible If you believe Then we shall both be free.”
Source : Shirley Maclaine (2011). “Out on a Limb”, p.8, Bantam
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“[last words] What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night.”
Source : "Aging in the Modern World: Selections from the Literature of Aging for Pleasure and Instruction". Book by Clark Tibbitts, p. 222, 1957.
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“Growing up, theres a lot of pressure to be normal. But normal isnt as fun as being yourself.”
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“Later she sat on the ground in the forest between school and home, and spring was so bright and beautiful, the warm air touched her so tenderly, she could almost feel herself changing into a flower. Her light dress felt like petals. "I love everything," she heard herself say. "So do I," a voice answered. Pearl straightened up and looked around. No one was there.”
Source : William Steig (2013). “The Amazing Bone”, p.10, Macmillan
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“Don't let anyone tell you the future is already written. The best any prophet can do is to give you the most likely version of future events. It is up to us to accept the future for what it is, or change it. It is easy to go with the flow; it takes a person of singular courage to go against it.”
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“Every fresh acquirement is another remedy against affliction and time.”
Source : Robert Aris WILLMOTT (1851). “Pleasures,objects and advantages of literature”, p.295
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“If you do not wish for His kingdom do not pray for it. But if you do you must do more than pray for it, you must work for it.”
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“A live action movie is work, and an animated movie is you showing up in your pajamas once every three months, or in my case, just a splash of baby powder. It's not any kind of heavy lifting.”
