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"I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do not understand anything that happens."

"         Of all the floures in the mede, Than love I most these floures whyte and rede, Swiche that men callen daysies in our toun."

"A knight errant who turns mad for a reason deserves neither merit nor thanks. The thing is to do it without cause."

"God, the Great Giver, can open the whole universe to our gaze in the narrow space of a single land."

"Celebrating Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda – Democracy Now! interviews Martin Espada, poet and professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst."

"Dear first borns,especially daughters.God is your strength.That is all.You understand this tweet."

"All my life I've learned to suffer in silence."

"The future for me is already a thing of the past -You were my first love and you will be my last"

"I spent the first half of my career being accused of being gay when I hadn't had anything like a gay relationship. So I spent my years growing up being told what my sexuality was really— which was kind of confusing."

"I started back to the house, and in the drive I met Jeeves. He was at the wheel of Stiffy's car. Beside him, looking like a Scotch elder rebuking sin, was the dog Bartholomew."

"I will never say the things that I want to say to you. I know the damage it would do. I love you more than I hate my loneliness and pain."

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🇳🇵Laxmi Prasad Devkota

Literature

1909–1959

"The thing which identifies is called eyes,understands is called brain, listens is called ear and feels is heart. To be devoid of these four things is the signs of being a beast."

"What happens is a continual surrender of himself as he is at the moment to something which is more valuable. The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality."

"you're an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry"

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🇺🇸John Perry Barlow

Literature

libertarian socialism

1947–2018

"John Perry Barlow: Wyoming's Estimated Prophet" - interview with Aaron Davis in Planet JH Weekly"

"The Art of Paul McCartney - Exhibition 2002"

"There just aren't many people in the world with balls that big and talent that awesome."

"The main objective is to learn to think crudely. Crude thinking is the great one’s thinking."

"I won't be a carer any more come the end of the year, and though I've got a lot out of it, I have to admit I'll welcome the chance to rest."

"Dave Bartholomew Interview NAMM Oral History Library"

"There has been no greater artist in French verse, as there has been no greater poet; and the main part of the history of poetry in France is the record of a long forgetting of all that Villon found out for himself."

"Stephen Schwartz official site home page"

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🇪🇸Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Literature

Mannerism

1547–1616

"Demasiada cordura puede ser la peor de las locuras, ver la vida como es y no como debería de ser.Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be."

"A batsman given to run-stealing need not open his mouth to gain the reputation of a wit."

"The work of Carl Sagan has been a profound influence in my life, and the life of every individual who recognizes the importance of humanity's ongoing commitment to the exploration of our universe."

"We're standing outside of Peet's Coffee. I've never been here before, but I'm gonna pretend like I have. I love you, Peet's. So good memories."

"The love of a girl can make a man stay on when he should go,Just tryin' to build a peaceful life where love is free to grow."

"If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom."

"Is there anybody here but me who needs to know?"

"Everybody's an enemy. Fuck. I hate everybody. I'm not part of any scene. I do my own thing. My mind is a machine gun, my body is the bullets, the audience is the target."

"After the new album, I'm actually retiring man. I'm retiring."

"Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life."

"A Different Slant of Light"- on an edition of the Rubaiyat illustrated by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson"

"When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures."

"Whilst something is unknown, it could be anything. It could be the worst thing ever and usually when something starts to happen. You realise it’s not so bad."

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