“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
― Mulan
― Mulan
“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that.”
― Story People
― Story People
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
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“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.”
― The History of Love
― The History of Love
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