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She had turned her back upon them all and no awful fate had overtaken her; instead, she had taken a firm hold… — Louis Bromfield Copy Share Image
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I don't want The Cure to fizzle out doing 45-minute shows of greatest hits. That would be awful for our legacy. — Robert Smith Copy Share Image
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There is an awful lot of what I call recreational jazz going on, where people go out and learn a particular language… — Steve Lacy Copy Share Image
Not to discriminate every moment some passionate attitude in those about us, and in the very brilliancy of their gifts some tragic… — Walter Pater Copy Share Image
I've done an awful lot of skiing all over Europe: I've done Italy, Austria, France. I skied loads in New Zealand -… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
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I was only sitting here in my white study with the awful black words pushing me around. — Anne Sexton Copy Share Image
Look how fears have presented themselves, so have supports and encouragements; yea, when I have started, even as it were at nothing… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
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And I sing and sing of awful things The pleasure that my sadness brings. — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image