The greatest profound pain is cased by, and is the result of our own illusions, fantasies and dreams.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALDWas it the infinite sadness of her eyes that drew him or the mirror of himself that he found in the gorgeous clarity of her mind?
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Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.
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Life is so damned hard, so damned hard… It just hurts people and hurts people, until finally it hurts them so that they can’t be hurt ever any more. That’s the last and worst thing it does.
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She was feeling the pressure of the world outside and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all.
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Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes.
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Things are sweeter when they’re lost. I know–because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand.
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The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.
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Life is essentially a cheat and its conditions are those of defeat; the redeeming things are not happiness and pleasure but the deeper satisfactions that come out of struggle.
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No matter how low you go, there’s always an unexplored basement.
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Hard to sit here and be close to you, and not kiss you.
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One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.
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Before you criticize others, remember, they may not have had the same opportunities in life as you have had
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Never confuse activity with action.
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I want to tell you about your heart— you’ve probably been neglecting your heart—and you don’t know.
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That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.
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Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.
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