“Lately, I have been wondering if there is time left for daydreaming in this 21st-century world of constant communication.”
― The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
― The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
“Not steel, but eloquence hath wrought this good:
You have redeemed us from much threatened blood.”
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You have redeemed us from much threatened blood.”
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“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“Salvation must grow out of understanding, total understanding can follow only from total experience, and experience must be won by the laborious discipline of shaping one’s absolute attention.”
― The Divine Comedy
― The Divine Comedy
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