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He had a mind so fine that no idea could violate it

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I must say Bernard Shaw is greatly improved by music.

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Humankind cannot bear very much reality.

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Should I, after tea and cakes and ices, Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis? But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed, Though I have seen my head (grown slightly bald) brought in upon a platter, I am no prophet--and here's no great matter; I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid.

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As she laughed I was aware of becoming involved in her laughter and being part of it, until her teeth were only accidental stars with a talent for squad-drill.

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Playwriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it. At least not until the producers or the public tell you to.

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Men tighten the knot of confusion Into perfect misunderstanding.

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Think neither fear nor courage saves us. Unnatural vices are fathered by our heroism. Virtues are forced upon us by our impudent crimes. These tears are shaken from the wrath-bearing tree.

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Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.

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I must tell you that I should really like to think there's something wrong with me- Because, if there isn't, then there's something wrong with the world itself-and that's much more frightening! That would be terrible. So I'd rather believe there is something wrong with me, that could be put right.

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Love is most nearly itself When here and now cease to matter.

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Light Light The visible reminder of Invisible Light.

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Dante and Shakespeare divide the world between them. There is no third.

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The greatest proof of Christianity for others is not how far a man can logically analyze his reasons for believing, but how far in practice he will stake his life on his belief.

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i will show you fear in a handful of dust." t.s. eliot we don't actually fear death, we fear that no one will notice our absence, that we will disappear without a trace.

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That meddling in other people's affairs...formerly conducted by the most discreet intrigue is now openly advocated under the name of intervention.

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I am no prophet-and here's no great matter.

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It is generally a feminine eye that first detects the moral deficiencies hidden under the 'dear deceit' of beauty.

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It is worth while dying, to find out what life is.

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A condition of complete simplicity (Costing not less than everything)

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