The Kingdoms
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People who were safe didn’t have chasms like that in the bases of their minds. They just had a nice wine cellar.
“Life may not be fair, but when you have someone to believe in, life can be managed, and sometimes, even miraculous.”
― Jesus Land
― Jesus Land
“Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together, yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.”
― The Prophet
― The Prophet
“Human cruelty can be infinite. Human generosity can be boundless.”
― The Bone Clocks
― The Bone Clocks
“A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him.”
― Valley of the Dolls
― Valley of the Dolls
“Love shouldn't make a beggar of one. I wouldn't want love if I had to beg for it, to barter or qualify it. And I should despise it if anyone ever begged for my love. Love is something that must be given -- it can't be bought with words or pity, or even reason.”
― Valley of the Dolls
― Valley of the Dolls
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