"So shall I fight, so shall I tread, In this long war beneath the stars; So shall a glory wreathe my head, So shall I faint and show the scars, Until this case, this clogging mould, Be smithied all to kingly gold."

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Source : John Masefield (1923). “The Collected Poems”

John Masefield

#Stars Quotes #War Quotes #Struggle Quotes

“People are freer in America. But there are more tears.”

Source : Avi, Greg Ruth (2012). “City of Orphans”, p.76, Simon and Schuster
“What good can come from meeting death with tears? If a man Is sorry for himself, he doubles death.”
“Something in my gut twisted so hard that it felt like I was being tickled by an invisible hand, and it took me a moment to realize what it was. Hope. It had been so long since I'd felt it that the sensation was like something living inside me, something wonderful waiting to break free, just like I was.”
“If you want to warm a church, put a stove in the pulpit.”
“In a world where wealth is growing, you can get away with printing money. Doubling the debt over the next 20 years is not a problem.”
“Perfection is often the enemy of greatness”

Source : "CoverGirl Janelle Monáe Isn't Afraid to Fail". Interview with Hayley Mason, www.totalbeauty.com.
“An essential quality of beauty is aloofness.”
“Everything is what you make of it, even yourself.”

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