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Boris Pasternak

He was a natural, and in the Russian way, tragically above these banalities.
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Himself Natural Tragedy
We must discover security within ourselves.
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Discover Ourselves Security
The whole of life is symbolic because the whole of it has meaning.
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Deep Life Meaning Symbol
You fall into my arms. You are the good gift of destruction’s path, When life sickens more than disease And boldness is the root of beauty – Which draws us together.
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Arms Beautiful Bold Draw Fall Gift Goodness Togetherness Yourself
Immensely grateful, touched, proud, astonished, abashed.
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Astonish Gratitude Proud Touch
As for the men in power, they are so anxious to establish the myth of infallibility that they do their utmost to ignore truth.
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Establishment Ignorance Man Myth Power
Art has two constant, two unending concerns: It always meditates on death and thus always creates life. All great, genuine art resembles and continues the Revelation of St John.
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Art Constant Creation Life Meditation Resemble
No single man makes history. History cannot be seen just as one cannot see grass growing.
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Growth History Man Sight
You are eternity’s hostage A captive of mine.
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Forever Myself Prison Yourself
What for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but the irresistible power of unarmed truth.
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Man Power Resist Truth
But what are pity, conscience, or fear To the brazen pair, compared With the living sorcery Of their hot embraces?
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Conscience Embrace Fear Live
In life it is more necessary to lose than to gain. A seed will only germinate if it dies.
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Death Life Lose Necessary
Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.
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Born Life Live Man Preparation
How many things in the world deserve our loyalty? Very few indeed. I think one should be loyal to immortality, which is another word for life, a stronger word for it.
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Deserve Immortal Life Loyalty Strong World
What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim of every cup.
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Enough Life Order Truth
Departure beyond the borders of my country is for me equivalent to death.
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Beyond Country Death Equality Myself

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