Ingrid

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Ingrid’s Quotes

“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, Eleonora

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“And now, my poor old woman, why are you crying so bitterly? It is autumn. The leaves are falling from the trees like burning tears- the wind howls. Why must you mimic them?”
― Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan

tags: autumn, copy, cry, crying, despair, fall, howl, metaphor, mimic, poetic, rain, shakespearean, simile, wind, wit

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“All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.”
― Benjamin Disraeli

tags: philosophy

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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism

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“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

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