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I should have been a pair of ragged claws/ Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.

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Unreal friendship may turn to real But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended
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End Friendship Reality Repair
This is the way the world ends not with a bang but a whimper.
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End Theory World
In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
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Decision Time
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.
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Change Language Voice Word
If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
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Knowledge Yourself
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, and I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, and in short, I was afraid.
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Fear Greatness Moments Myself See
We don’t actually fear death, we fear that no one will notice our absence, that we will disappear without a trace.
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Absence Death Fade Fear Ourselves
There is one who remembers the way to your door: Life you may evade, but Death you shall not.
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Death Life Oneself Remember Yourself
For I have known them all already, known them all—Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
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Evening Life Morning Myself
Humor is also a way of saying something serious.
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Humor Serious
For you know only a heap of broken images
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Break Photograph Yourself
Distracted from distraction by distraction
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Distraction One Liner Philosophy
Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.
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Evil Goodness Intention People World
This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy.
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Joy Moments Oneself Pain
You are the music while the music lasts.
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Last Music Yourself
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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Humanity Reality

I should have been a pair of ragged claws/ Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.

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