"I am mortal, born to love and to suffer."

-- Friedrich Holderlin

#Suffering Quotes #Born Quotes

“A map such as that one is worth many hundreds, and as luck will have it, thousands of dollars. But more than this, it is a remembrance of that time before our planet was so small. When this map was made, I thought, you could live without knowing where you were not living.”
“Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.”
“My vegetable patch is my pride and joy.”

Source : "My space" by Sheherazade Goldsmith, www.theguardian.com. June 6, 2009.
“Being a geek is extremely liberating”
“The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.”
“Dream the impossible dream.”

Source : "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" (song) (1965)
“How many books there are whose reputation is made that would not obtain it were it now to make?”
“I never pile a plate to the point where it overflows. I'd rather have a small plate with small portions and then get up for more if I'm still hungry.”

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