“A line is a fuse
that's lit.
The line smolders,
the rhyme explodes—
and by a stanza
a city
is blown to bits.”
―
that's lit.
The line smolders,
the rhyme explodes—
and by a stanza
a city
is blown to bits.”
―
“A trap is only a trap if you don't know about it. If you know about it, it's a challenge.”
― King Rat
― King Rat
“There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.”
― The Complete Short Stories of de Maupassant
― The Complete Short Stories of de Maupassant
“A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.”
― The Books in My Life
― The Books in My Life
“Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.”
― Sweet Silver Blues
― Sweet Silver Blues
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