Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Not only had my brother disappeared, but, and bear with me here, a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared. ~John Corey Whaley
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Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse. ~Japanese Proverb
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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It's hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they're that age. ~Frank Stella
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Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind. ~Max Eastman
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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Fear and courage are brothers. ~Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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A cat has nine lives. ~Proverb
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All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
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I have a string of competitiveness in me. It's really strange cause it's not something that I would even expect myself to have, but every now and then it kinda sneaks out, you know. ~Hunter Hayes
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First the amendment of their own minds. For the removal of the impediments of the mind will sooner clear the passages of fortune than the obtaining fortune will remove the impediments of the mind. ~Francis Bacon
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I love therapy! There's nothing like talking to someone who has no emotional tie to your life. ~Eva Mendes
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Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb
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We are dealing in a day and time when the courts are defining sin different than the church. ~Johnny Hunt
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
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The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
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A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
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Everyone pushes a falling fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own. ~Chinese Proverb
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