“What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.”
― Persian Letters
― Persian Letters
“I also know there are timeless waters, endless seas, and lots of people in this world whose names don't matter to anyone but themselves. I look up at the sky and I see you there.”
― Krik? Krak!
― Krik? Krak!
“Edgar Allan Poe’s writings showed me perfectly that there can be such fragile beauty and purity located in darkness and sorrow.”
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“Supposing a tree fell down, Pooh, when we were underneath it?'
'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh after careful thought.
Piglet was comforted by this.”
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'Supposing it didn't,' said Pooh after careful thought.
Piglet was comforted by this.”
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“I wonder what Piglet is doing," thought Pooh.
"I wish I were there to be doing it, too.”
― Winnie-the-Pooh
"I wish I were there to be doing it, too.”
― Winnie-the-Pooh
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