From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.
MATSUO BASHO
MATSUO BASHO
Matsuo Basho on fall
Matsuo Basho84 quotes“From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.”
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Sometimes our greatest strength is our greatest weakness sometimes to love is to fall.
Teraza FaulknerTeraza Faulkner There’s a big difference between falling in love with someone and falling in love with someone and getting married. Usually, after you get married, you fall in love with the person even more.
Dave GrohlDave Grohl May you always be as kind to yourself as someone you are constantly falling in love with.
Sonya MatejkoSonya Matejko Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.
F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations.
Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse I think for me with theater, I need to take a break and then fall in love with it again. And then go do it again.
Cillian MurphyCillian Murphy You have to be able to love yourself because that’s when things fall into place.
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