The past was a dream wasn’t it? And who ever remembers dreams?
IVAN TURGENEV
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We sit in the mud and reach for the stars.
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Oh, gentle feelings, soft sounds, the goodness and the gradual stilling of a soul that has been moved; the melting happiness of the first tender, touching joys of love- where are you?
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Whatever a person may pray for, that person prays for a miracle. Every prayer comes down to this – Almighty God, grant that two times two not equal four.
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