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    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    “Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.”
    ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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    Dorothy Parker
    “Inventory:

    "Four be the things I am wiser to know:
    Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.
    Four be the things I'd been better without:
    Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt.
    Three be the things I shall never attain:
    Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
    Three be the things I shall have till I die:
    Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye.”
    ― Dorothy Parker, The Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker
    tags: champagne, contentment, curiosity, doubt, envy, foes, friends, hope, idleness, inventory, knowledge, laughter, life, love, sorrow, sufficienty, superfluity, unattainable, values, wisdom
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “All that is gold does not glitter,
    Not all those who wander are lost;
    The old that is strong does not wither,
    Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

    From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
    A light from the shadows shall spring;
    Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
    The crownless again shall be king.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
    tags: frost, glitter, gold, lost, poetry, roots, strength, strong, wander, wither
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    Hunter S. Thompson
    “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
    ― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
    tags: adventure, death, life
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    Douglas Adams
    “The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
    ― Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything
    tags: flight, flying, hg2g, humor
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    Hans Christian Andersen
    “Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.”
    ― Hans Christian Andersen
    tags: carpe-diem, death, enjoy-life, life, misattributed, time
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    Colette
    “You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.”
    ― Colette
    tags: enthusiasm, foolishness, silliness, wisdom
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    Ursula K. Le Guin
    “Children know perfectly well that unicorns aren’t real, but they also know that books about unicorns, if they are good books, are true books.”
    ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
    tags: fantasy, reality, truth
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    Ursula K. Le Guin
    “Smiles, bells, parades, horses, bleh. If so, please add an orgy. If an orgy would help, don't hesitate.”
    ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
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    Ray Bradbury
    “Libraries raised me.”
    ― Ray Bradbury
    tags: books, libraries, library, reading
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    Toni Morrison
    “Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.”
    ― Toni Morrison, Sula
    tags: art
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    Brené Brown
    “We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection.

    Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.

    Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed and rare.”
    ― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
    tags: affection, betrayal, blame, connection, disrespect, love, self, shame, vulnerability
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson
    “The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”
    ― Neil deGrasse Tyson
    tags: universe
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    Patrick Rothfuss
    “My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.”
    ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear
    tags: decisions, luck
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    Tove Jansson
    “I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know.

    Twilight is the border between day and night, and the shore is the border between sea and land. The border is longing: when both have fallen in love but still haven't said anything. The border is to be on the way. It is the way that is the most important thing.”
    ― Tove Jansson
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    James Baldwin
    “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
    ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
    tags: fear, hate, pain
    3178 likes



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