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Once you name something, it stops you seeing the whole of it, or why it matters. You focus on the word, which is just the tiniest part, really, the tip of an iceberg.
“Isn't it pretty to think so.”
― The Sun Also Rises
― The Sun Also Rises
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”
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“It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr. Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It's like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting "Cathy" and banging your head against a tree.”
― Bridget Jones’s Diary
― Bridget Jones’s Diary
“Poetry is what gets lost in translation.”
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“Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”
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