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“The very essence of romance is uncertainty.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
― The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
“Nights are long when it's cold and you're waiting for a train.”
― Wandering Star
― Wandering Star
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.”
― The Diary of Anne Frank
― The Diary of Anne Frank
“The only thing more unthinkable than leaving was staying; the only thing more impossible than staying was leaving. I didn't want to destroy anything or anybody. I just wanted to slip quietly out the back door, without causing any fuss or consequences, and then not stop running until I reached Greenland.”
― Eat, Pray, Love
― Eat, Pray, Love
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