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Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres But it was now time for her to go away-to find someone who could show her what happiness was.
Lang LeavLang Leav Just because you haven’t seen how wonderful, beautiful, and special she is, doesn’t mean no one else will.
Norah RoseNorah Rose A memory is a star or a stain.
Aneena BijuAneena Biju Love her, but don’t forget to leave her wild.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Do your own thing and live your way of happiness.
Emily BockEmily Bock I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi More often than I am not, all I need is the rise of my own lungs – I am already complete.
Shelby EnsignShelby Ensign
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The Greatest Blues Singer in the World Will Never Stop Singing.
Bessie SmithBessie Smith Live so that when the final summons comes you will leave something more behind you than an epitaph on a tombstone or an obituary in a newspaper.
Billy SundayBilly Sunday A thousand times over, the death knell of the Bible has been sounded, the funeral procession formed, the inscription cut on the tombstone, and committal read. But somehow the corpse never stays put.
Bernard RammBernard Ramm With God in the Joy of Beauty and Youth
Barbara La MarrBarbara La Marr When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves,
Joseph AddisonJoseph Addison I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.
Eartha KittEartha Kitt I want one word on my tombstone – dancer.
Agnes de MilleAgnes de Mille Who’s afraid of the big, bad buildings? Everyone, because there are so many things about gigantism that we just don’t know.
Ada Louise HuxtableAda Louise Huxtable