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Quiet descended, a silence so consuming that even the drafty corridors ceased whistling. Bog wasn't certain where to look, so he solved… — A. Lee Martinez Copy Share Image
My own dear love, he is strong and bold And he cares not what comes after. His words ring sweet as a… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
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Anybody who has the courage to raise his eyes and look sanely at the awful human condition ... must realize finally that… — Flann O'Brien Copy Share Image
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The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya Copy Share Image
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This great purple butterfly, In the prison of my hands, Has a learning in his eye Not a poor fool understands. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
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America is a land of wonders, in which everything is in constant motion and every change seems an improvement. No natural boundary… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
While the poet wrestles with the horses on his brain and the sculptor wounds his eyes on the hard spark of alabaster,… — Federico Garcia Lorca Copy Share Image
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Look, we're trying to explore other options to your retirement," the whitecoat said. "You might be useful to us in other ways."… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
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