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Unhappiness is selfish, grief is selfish. For whom are the tears?


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I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful situations, when life stops being cozy.

I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful situations, when life stops being cozy.



Art can make a difference because it pulls people up short. It says, don't accept things for their face value; you don't have to go along with any of this; you can think for yourself.

Art can make a difference because it pulls people up short. It says, don't accept things for their face value; you don't have to go along with any of this; you can think for yourself.



I don't know how to answer. I know what I think, but words in the head are like voices underwater. They are distorted.

I don't know how to answer. I know what I think, but words in the head are like voices underwater. They are distorted.



I felt like a seed in a pomegranate. Some say that the pomegranate was the real apple of Eve, fruit of the womb, I would eat my way into perdition to taste you.

I felt like a seed in a pomegranate. Some say that the pomegranate was the real apple of Eve, fruit of the womb, I would eat my way into perdition to taste you.



Happiness is a specific. Misery is a generalization. People usually know exactly why they are happy. They very rarely know why they are miserable.

Happiness is a specific. Misery is a generalization. People usually know exactly why they are happy. They very rarely know why they are miserable.



Quest is at the heart of what I do-the holy grail, and the terror that you'll never find it, seemed a perfect metaphor for life.

Quest is at the heart of what I do-the holy grail, and the terror that you'll never find it, seemed a perfect metaphor for life.



I find pieces of myself everywhere, and I cut myself handling them.

I find pieces of myself everywhere, and I cut myself handling them.



Do you fall in love often?" Yes often. With a view, with a book, with a dog, a cat, with numbers, with friends, with complete strangers, with nothing at all.

Do you fall in love often?" Yes often. With a view, with a book, with a dog, a cat, with numbers, with friends, with complete strangers, with nothing at all.



I would eat my way into perdition to taste you.

I would eat my way into perdition to taste you.



Life cannot be calculated. That's the big mistake our civilization made. We never accepted that randomness is not a mistake in the equation -- it is part of the equation.

Life cannot be calculated. That's the big mistake our civilization made. We never accepted that randomness is not a mistake in the equation -- it is part of the equation.





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It is said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.

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I'm just trying to keep things normal around the house, because there's no reason why things shouldn't be normal.

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I have many things I want out of life, but I'm practical. I know that I must wait to get what I want.

I have many things I want out of life, but I'm practical. I know that I must wait to get what I want.



The sorrowful spirit finds relaxation in solitude. It abhors people, as a wounded deer deserts the herd and lives in a cave until it is healed or dead.

The sorrowful spirit finds relaxation in solitude. It abhors people, as a wounded deer deserts the herd and lives in a cave until it is healed or dead.



When we come to it We must confess that we are the possible We are the miraculous, the true wonders of this world, that is when, and only when we come to it

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He has the power to heal and strengthen the soul. He is Jesus Christ.

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You put more value on every minute...You know I always kinda thought I did that. I really always enjoyed myself. But it's more valuable now. You're reminded to enjoy every sandwich and every minute.

You put more value on every minute...You know I always kinda thought I did that. I really always enjoyed myself. But it's more valuable now. You're reminded to enjoy every sandwich and every minute.



I can call spirits from the vasty deep.

I can call spirits from the vasty deep.




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