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“Human fates are like planets
Like a star that emerges
from the dark –
and meets another star –
shines for a second before disappearing again
into the dark – [it is] in this way – in this way
a man and a woman meet – glide towards
one another are illuminated in love’s
flames – to then disappear
in their separate directions –
Only a few meet in a
single large blaze – where they both
can be fully united”
―
Like a star that emerges
from the dark –
and meets another star –
shines for a second before disappearing again
into the dark – [it is] in this way – in this way
a man and a woman meet – glide towards
one another are illuminated in love’s
flames – to then disappear
in their separate directions –
Only a few meet in a
single large blaze – where they both
can be fully united”
―
“Can you understand? Someone, somewhere, can you understand me a little, love me a little? For all my despair, for all my ideals, for all that - I love life. But it is hard, and I have so much - so very much to learn.”
― The Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Journals of Sylvia Plath
“Il retomba sur le dos, il Ă©largit les bras dans l'herbe, parut vouloir entrer dans la terre, riant, plaisantant.
"Ah ! bonne terre, prends-moi, toi qui es la mère commune, l'unique source de la vie ! toi l'Ă©ternelle, l'immortelle, oĂą circule l'âme du monde, cette sève Ă©pandue jusque dans les pierres, et qui fait des arbres nos grands frères immobiles !... Oui, je veux me perdre en toi, c'est toi que je sens lĂ , sous mes membres, m'Ă©treignant et m'enflammant, c'est toi seule qui seras dans mon oeuvre comme la force première, le moyen et le but, l'arche immense, oĂą toutes les choses s'animent du souffle de tous les ĂŞtres !" [...] "Est-ce bĂŞte, une âme Ă chacun de nous, quand il y a cette grande âme !”
― The Masterpiece
"Ah ! bonne terre, prends-moi, toi qui es la mère commune, l'unique source de la vie ! toi l'Ă©ternelle, l'immortelle, oĂą circule l'âme du monde, cette sève Ă©pandue jusque dans les pierres, et qui fait des arbres nos grands frères immobiles !... Oui, je veux me perdre en toi, c'est toi que je sens lĂ , sous mes membres, m'Ă©treignant et m'enflammant, c'est toi seule qui seras dans mon oeuvre comme la force première, le moyen et le but, l'arche immense, oĂą toutes les choses s'animent du souffle de tous les ĂŞtres !" [...] "Est-ce bĂŞte, une âme Ă chacun de nous, quand il y a cette grande âme !”
― The Masterpiece
“Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
― Macbeth
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
― Macbeth
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