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The shell must break before the bird can fly.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Attain the unattainable.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Who is wise in love, love most, say least.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson This barren verbiage, current among men, Light coin, the tinsel clink of compliment.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Ah, Christ, that it were possible, For one short hour to see The souls we loved, that they might tell us What and where they be.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson God gives us love! Something to love He lends us; but when love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone: This is the curse of time.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Love lieth deep; Love dwells not in lip-depths; Love laps his wings on either side the heart Absorbing all the incense of sweet thoughts, So that they pass not to the shrine of sound.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson It’s better to have tried and failed than to live life wondering what would’ve happened if I had tried.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Four grey walls, and four grey towers, Overlook a space of flowers, And the silent isle imbowers The Lady of Shalott.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Blind and naked ignorance delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, on all things all day long
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson All things human change.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson Silence, beautiful voice.
Alfred Lord TennysonAlfred Lord Tennyson
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People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta I no longer seek the love I think I deserve but rather the love I’ve always deserved.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole There is no such thing as a good investment.
Manish KhuntetaManish Khunteta Without you, I’m lost.
Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
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The stars in your eyes show a glimpse of how eternal love can be.
CindyCindy Many times over my eyes have devoured the layers of your skin but I’ve never seen you naked.
Raha ArazRaha Araz Nothing was trying to hurt me, except my own thoughts, which felt like needles, trying to stitch tears within my eyes.
Deepali SinghviDeepali Singhvi I have worn lies like a poem in disguise I have fallen stars embedded in my eyes, a hope that you upon wish when you look into those them but instead they die the burden when you deny. -Betrayal.
Shiwanshi PandeyShiwanshi Pandey When the relationship you’re in becomes unhealthy for you, don’t look the other way. Always accept the truth in your eyes, even when it’s not in your favor.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis My arms spread like wings to your side of the bed, as I close my eyes. The sound of the rain, like music to my ears, my body sinks deep into my sheets. As I fall asleep with my heart in peace.
Jenny AJenny A A girl with stars in her eyes and dreams in her heart.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman Let me pour onto your glass and let it overflow with abundant love; for your eyes tell me they need refilling, But all you have now is an empty bottle of escaped homes and dreams.
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