May my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living.
E. E. CUMMINGSYou have played, (I think) And broke the toys you were fondest of, And are a little tired now; Tired of things that break, and— Just tired. So am I.
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The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
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I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
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The three saddest things are the ill wanting to be well, the poor wanting to be rich, and the constant traveler saying ‘anywhere but here’.
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You shall above all things be glad and young For if you’re young, whatever life you wear it will become you; and if you are glad whatever’s living will yourself become.
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Here’s to opening and upward… and to yourself and up with you and up with and up with laughing.
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You are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.
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Most people are perfectly afraid of silence.
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I’d rather have two good friends, than 500,000 admirers.
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It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
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Nobody loses all the time.
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Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born: – you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.
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To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
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Unless you love someone, nothing else makes any sense.
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Someone asked me what home was and all I could think of were the stars on the tip of your tongue, the flowers sprouting from your mouth, the roots entwined in the gaps between your fingers, the ocean echoing inside of your ribcage.
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America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn’t standing still.
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