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“All extremes of feeling are allied with madness.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. So medicine, law, business, engineering... these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love... these are what we stay alive for.”
― Leaves of Grass
― Leaves of Grass
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
― Pride And Prejudice
― Pride And Prejudice
“What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life.”
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“Was not writing poetry a secret transaction, a voice answering a voice?”
― Orlando
― Orlando
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