“Get smart and nothing can touch you.”
― The Outsiders
― The Outsiders
“What Is Love? I have met in the streets a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, the water passed through his shoes and the stars through his soul”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with soaking joy. But sometimes, under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots, keeping itself alive.”
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.”
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“This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.”
― The Friends of Eddie Coyle
― The Friends of Eddie Coyle
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