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“I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who ski better, who look better, who live better, who love better than I.”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.”
― Hope Against Hope
― Hope Against Hope
“if
the ocean
can calm itself,
so can you.
we
are both
salt water
mixed with
air.”
―
the ocean
can calm itself,
so can you.
we
are both
salt water
mixed with
air.”
―
“Perhaps the sea's definition of a shell is the pearl.
Perhaps time's definition of coal is the diamond.”
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Perhaps time's definition of coal is the diamond.”
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“I saw with regret, (and all scientific men have shared this feeling) that whilst the number of accurate instruments was daily increasing, we were still ignorant”
― Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
― Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
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