She sat leaning back in her chair, looking ahead, knowing that he was as aware of her as she was of him.… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
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You, methinks you think you love me well; For me, I love you somewhat; rest: and Love Should have some rest and… — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
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Cliche refers to words, commonplace to ideas. Cliche describes the form or the letter, commonplace the substance or spirit. To confuse them… — Remy de Gourmont Copy Share Image
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I wanted to experience both. I wanted worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. I wanted what the Greeks called kalos kai agathos, the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
It was a pleasure to have somebody else be the boss. It wouldn't have been nearly as much fun any other way.… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
This is the pleasantest part of life. Oblivion throws her light coverlet over our infancy; and, soon after we are out of… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
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Innocence is the way you really give fun to others, create the fun part of it. The fun is created only through… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
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