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Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson We both believe, and disbelieve a hundred times an hour, which keeps believing nimble.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Hope never stops at all.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson You left me boundaries of pain Capacious as the sea, Between eternity and time, Your consciousness and me.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The brain is wider than the sky.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson You can stay young as long as you learn.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Forever – is composed of Nows – ‘Tis not a different time. Let Months dissolve in further Months – And Years – exhale in Years.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on and on.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson You don’t have to be a house to be haunted.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson There’s a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Wonder is not precisely knowing.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The sailor cannot see the north / but knows the needle can.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The things of which we want the proof are those we know the best.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Opinion is a fitting thing but truth outlasts the sun – if then we cannot own them both, possess the oldest one.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson
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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.
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Lil' KimLil' Kim Today begins a new saga in my life which I expect to strengthen me and allow me time for reflection. I plan to write music while in prison, read and pray regularly and will come out a stronger, more confident woman.
Lil' KimLil' Kim One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck When a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance.
Shams TabriziShams Tabrizi In the beginning there were two primal spirits,Twins spontaneously active,These are the Good and the Evil, in thought, and in word, and in deed.
ZoroasterZoroaster I didn’t lose. I won a new beginning.
Morgan LoveMorgan Love Ready-to-wear is what I’ve wanted to do since the beginning. I’m not a girl who spends my life in a ballgown
Vera WangVera Wang What really counts are good endings, not flawed beginnings.
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