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A Gentle Creature and Other Stories: White Nights; A Gentle Creature; The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
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The tragedy of the dreamer lies in his inability to establish a balanced relationship between the external world of reality and the inner world of fantasy,
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
― In Country Sleep, and Other Poems
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
― In Country Sleep, and Other Poems
“Gentle and kindly creatures don’t put up much resistance and, though they may not reveal much of themselves, they have no idea of how to evade a conversation: they are sparing in their replies but they do reply, and the longer it goes on, the more you learn, but you have to keep at it, if that’s what you’re after.”
― A Gentle Creature and Other Stories: White Nights; A Gentle Creature; The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
― A Gentle Creature and Other Stories: White Nights; A Gentle Creature; The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
“Youth always tries to fill the void, an old man learns to live with it.”
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