“I have never seen or heard of such a fish. But I must kill him. I am glad we do not have to try to kill the stars.” Imagine if each day a man must try to kill the moon, he thought. The moon runs away. . . . Then he was sorry for the great fish that had nothing to eat and his determination to kill him never relaxed in his sorrow for him. . . . There is no one worthy of eating him from the manner of his behavior and his great dignity. I do not understand these things, he thought. But it is good that we do not have to try to kill the sun or the moon or the stars. It is enough to live on the sea and kill our true brothers.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
“And when I asked you how you’d been, I meant I missed you more than I’ve ever missed anything before.”
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“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
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