"The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow."

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Source : Washington Irving (2006). “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories From the Sketch Book”, p.144, Penguin

Washington Irving

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“I don't know if I'm the husky guy, but I'm the sexy guy who's a good kisser .”
“The ego tends to equate having with Being: I have, therefore I am. And the more I have, the more I am. The ego lives through comparison. How you are seen by others turns into how you see yourself.”
“For a married woman to flirt is a sin.”
“When it is not necessary to amend the Constitution, it is necessary not to amend the Constitution.”
“Happiness, for you we walk on a knife edge. To the eyes you are a flickering light, to the feet, thin ice that cracks; and so may no one touch you who loves you.”
“If I could have gave more, I would have done it. I gave everything I had”
“Eight full lives,â€ I whispered against his jaw, my voice breaking. â€œEight full lives and I never found anyone I would stay on a planet for, anyone I would follow when they left. I never found a partner. Why now? Why you? You're not of my species. How can you be my partner?â€ â€œIt's a strange universe,â€ he murmured. â€œIt's not fair,â€ I complained, echoing Sunny's words. It wasn't fair. How could I find this, find loveâ€“now, in this eleventh hourâ€“and have to leave it? Was it fair that my soul and body couldn't reconcile? Was it fair that I had to love Melanie, too?”
“I feel far more connected to the whole band if I can somehow physically respond... with my body.”

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