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“There is such a thing as too much beauty in a woman and it is often a burden as crippling as homeliness and far more dangerous. It takes much luck and integrity to survive the gift of perfect beauty, and its impermanence is its most cunning betrayal.”
― The Prince of Tides
― The Prince of Tides
“I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”
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“Above me, wind does its best
to blow leaves off
the aspen tree a month too soon.
No use wind. All you succeed
in doing is making music, the noise
of failure growing beautiful.”
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to blow leaves off
the aspen tree a month too soon.
No use wind. All you succeed
in doing is making music, the noise
of failure growing beautiful.”
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“Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much. Lady, as you are mine, I am yours: I give away myself for
you and dote upon the exchange.”
― Much Ado About Nothing
you and dote upon the exchange.”
― Much Ado About Nothing
“All men are liars, said Roberta Muldoon, who knew this was true because she had once been a man.”
― The World According to Garp
― The World According to Garp
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