"Soul's Castle fell at one blast of temptation, But many a worm had pierced the foundation."

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Source : William Allingham, Helen Paterson Allingham (1912). “Poems”

William Allingham

#Soul Quotes #Temptation Quotes #Castles Quotes

“Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land, drawing no dividend from time's tomorrows.”

Source : 'Dreamers' (1918)
“I'm a terrible dancer.”
“I come from a martial arts background so kicking and punching and using your hands and your feet is more of the art that I was taught.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Women are wonderful, but they get so caught up about their body. We need to unhook from worrying so much. When I don't feel good, I look in the mirror and think I look fat and miserable. But when I feel good and whole, I'm not worried about my body because I'm living in it. It doesn't become an object.”
“When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.”
“My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad, ... That's his job, you know, to take care of me. He has my best interests at heart.”
“A foreman, if he's got a conscience, and delights in his work, will do his business as well as if he was a partner. I wouldn't give a penny for a man as 'ud drive a nail in slack because he didn't get extra pay for it.”
“It's difficult for the public to realize how powerful the mind is, and how much pain the mind can give you. When you're depressed, it's as though this committee has taken over your mind, leaving you one depressing thought after the other. You don't shave, you don't shower, you don't brush your teeth. You don't care. The one thing I did do, I still ate a little bit. But I didn't have much of an appetite. I know a lot of people who say they didn't eat at all.”

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