"(That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears And slits the thin-spun life."

-- John Milton

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“There is no life which does not possess its own importance, no life which may not be touched by greatness at any time -- Yes, be touched by greatness and have a hand in it. (from The Mirror of Her Dreams)”

Source : Stephen R. Donaldson (2013). “The Mirror of Her Dreams”, p.282, Del Rey
“Cuban mechanics obviously have to be the best mechanics in the world.They're going to figure out all sorts of things to do.”

Source : "In Cuba, Hints of Dramatic Change Emerge from Fidel Castro". "PBS Newshour" with Margaret Warner, www.pbs.org. September 15, 2010.
“There's an old adage that for every second too fast per mile in the first half of the race, you'll run at least 2 seconds slower at the end.”

Source : Jeff Galloway (1984). “Galloway's Book on Running”
“Mass production is only profitable if its rhythm can be maintained.. that is, if it can continue to sell its product in steady or increasing quantity. The result is that while, under the handicraft or small-unit system of production that was typical a century ago, demand created the supply, today supply must actively seek to create its corresponding demand.”
“It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for words.”
“You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, then continue until you discover that hurting isn't that big a deal.”

Source : Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman (2012). “Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness”, p.185, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Very few people chose war. They chose selfishness and the result was war. Each of us, individually and nationally, must choose: total love or total war.”
“Darling, youâ€™re perfect.”

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