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“You once told me that the human eye is god's loneliest creation. How so much of the world passes through the pupil and still it holds nothing. The eye, alone in its socket, doesn't even know there's another one, just like it, an inch away, just as hungry, as empty.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“But alas! my Lord, what is blood! what is nobility! We are all reptiles, miserable, sinful creatures. It is piety alone that can distinguish us from the dust whence we sprung, and whither we must return.”
― The Castle of Otranto
― The Castle of Otranto
“Now I will dance you the war…. The war which you did not prevent.”
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“Your dharma is fluid, not fixed. Your essence was with you from the day you were born, but the way you express that essence can change over time.”
― Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do
― Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do
“People like eccentrics. Therefore they will leave me alone, saying that I am a mad clown.”
― The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky
― The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky
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