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“I wanted the whole world or nothing.”
― Post Office
― Post Office
“There's a lot of humiliation in
living, but that's okay, for if
the gods are always laughing,
then surely at times they must
be laughing with us.”
― Insomniacs, We
living, but that's okay, for if
the gods are always laughing,
then surely at times they must
be laughing with us.”
― Insomniacs, We
“I once found a phoenix
charred in its own ashes. I
brought it home with
me, wept through the night,
and then tossed it to
the wind--its brittle body
dispersing all about.
This thing without
a name and deep within
me--how it truly believes
that if something is meant
to take flight, then it
must one way or another.”
― Insomniacs, We
charred in its own ashes. I
brought it home with
me, wept through the night,
and then tossed it to
the wind--its brittle body
dispersing all about.
This thing without
a name and deep within
me--how it truly believes
that if something is meant
to take flight, then it
must one way or another.”
― Insomniacs, We
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