“When I look out on such a night as this, I feel as if there could be neither wickedness nor sorrow in the world; and there certainly would be less of both if the sublimity of Nature were more attended to, and people were carried more out of themselves by contemplating such a scene.”
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“People think of life as being so sacred and they feel like this is their only chance and they have to do something with their life and make an impact As far as I'm concerned, it's just a pitstop for the afterlife. It's just a little test to see how you can handle reality.”
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“Life is the farce we are all forced to endure.”
― Une saison en enfer suivi de Illuminations et autres textes
― Une saison en enfer suivi de Illuminations et autres textes
“As long as she thinks of a man, nobody objects to a woman thinking.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“The emerging woman ... will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied...strength and beauty must go together.”
― An Old-Fashioned Girl
― An Old-Fashioned Girl
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