“The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.”
― Unexpected Blessings
― Unexpected Blessings
“Nothing can last forever. There isn't any memory, no matter how intense, that doesn't fade out at last.”
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“Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.”
― Cosmos
― Cosmos
“Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.”
― Twas the Night Before Christmas
― Twas the Night Before Christmas
“While thoughts exist, words are alive and literature becomes an escape, not from, but into living.”
― The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle by Palinurus
― The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle by Palinurus
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