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"Read a line that I know is important: even the most beautiful nymph is largely useless, and an ugly one would be nothing, less than nothing… But a monster, she always has a place. She may have all the glory her teeth can snatch. She will not be loved for it, but she will not be constrained either." — Aug 24, 2026 01:56PM
"Read a line that I know is important: even the most beautiful nymph is largely useless, and an ugly one would be nothing, less than nothing… But a monster, she always has a place. She may have all the glory her teeth can snatch. She will not be loved for it, but she will not be constrained either." — Aug 24, 2026 01:56PM
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"“Men theorize about love, but women are more often love’s practitioners.”" — Jul 05, 2026 12:08PM
"“Men theorize about love, but women are more often love’s practitioners.”" — Jul 05, 2026 12:08PM
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“I didn't fall in love with you. I walked into love with you, with my eyes wide open, choosing to take every step along the way. I do believe in fate and destiny, but I also believe we are only fated to do the things that we'd choose anyway. And I'd choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I'd find you and I'd choose you”
― The Chaos of Stars
― The Chaos of Stars
“My dear,
In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.
In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.
In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.
I realized, through it all, that…
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.
Truly yours,
Albert Camus”
I like this because only one part is usually quoted but the full quote has such symmetry.”
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In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.
In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.
In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.
I realized, through it all, that…
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.
Truly yours,
Albert Camus”
I like this because only one part is usually quoted but the full quote has such symmetry.”
―
“I do believe in fate and destiny, but I also believe we are only fated to do the things that we'd choose anyway.”
― The Chaos of Stars
― The Chaos of Stars
“And I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you.”
― The Chaos of Stars
― The Chaos of Stars
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