“at sea, things appear different.”
“And the true realism, always and everywhere, is that of the poets: to find out where joy resides, and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all.”
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“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
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“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.”
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“Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.”
― Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
― Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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