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“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“There is always something left to love.”
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
“Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.”
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“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.”
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“Here was peace. She pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net. Pulled it from around the waist of the world and draped it over her shoulder. So much of life in its meshes! She called in her soul to come and see.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
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