“But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“Like one, that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turned round walks on,
And turns no more his head;
Because he knows, a frightful fiend
Doth close behind him tread.”
― The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turned round walks on,
And turns no more his head;
Because he knows, a frightful fiend
Doth close behind him tread.”
― The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
“Why, darling, I don't live at all when I'm not with you.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It's awful.”
― Waiting for Godot
― Waiting for Godot
“Alone, alone, all, all alone,
Alone on a wide wide sea!
And never a saint took pity on
My soul in agony.”
― The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Alone on a wide wide sea!
And never a saint took pity on
My soul in agony.”
― The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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