It is wonderful what tricks our dreams play us, and how conveniently we can imagine.
BRAM STOKERHow good and thoughtful he is; the world seems full of good men–even if there are monsters in it.
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There are such beings as vampires, some of us have evidence that they exist. Even had we not the proof of our own unhappy experience, the teachings and the records of the past give proof enough for sane peoples.
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Even if she be not harmed, her heart may fail her in so much and so many horrors; and hereafter she may suffer–both in waking, from her nerves, and in sleep, from her dreams.
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We learn from failure, not from success!
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How good and thoughtful he is; the world seems full of good men–even if there are monsters in it.
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For me, I say no, but then I am old, and life, with his sunshine, his fair places, his song of birds, his music and his love, lie far behind. You others are young. Some have seen sorrow, but there are fair days yet in store. What say you?
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We are able to learn from a failure, but perhaps not much from a success!
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The only beautiful thing in the world whose beauty lasts for ever is a pure, fair soul.
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It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.
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We learn from failure, not from success!
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Whether it is the old lady’s fear, or the many ghostly traditions of this place, or the crucifix itself, I do not know, but I am not feeling nearly as easy in my mind as usual.
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on.
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There are bad dreams for those who sleep unwisely.
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Ah, we men and women are like ropes drawn tight with strain that pull us in different directions.
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This man belongs to me, I want him!
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But we are pledged to set the world free. Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret. For in this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength.
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