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“Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts.”

Quote by William Gibson

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William Gibson, born on March 17, 1948, is a renowned science fiction novelist from Canada. His works are known for their unique futurist style and profound insights into technological development, making him a representative figure in the cyberpunk literary genre. more

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“If I can find out God, then I shall find Him,If none can find Him, then I shall sleep soundly,Knowing how well on earth your love sufficed me, A lamp in darkness.”

Ifs Wells I Can Earth Sleep Darkness Knowing Lamps

Book:Mirror of the Heart: Poems of Sara Teasdale

Source: Mirror of the Heart: Poems of Sara Teasdale

“I try to catch at many a tuneLike petals of light fallen from the moon,Broken and bright on a dark lagoon,But they float away - for who can holdYouth, or perfume or the moon's gold?”

Trying Light Dark Broken Moon Gold Fallen Perfume Floats Petals Lagoons

Book:Mirror of the Heart: Poems of Sara Teasdale

Source: Mirror of the Heart: Poems of Sara Teasdale

“I should be glad of loneliness And hours that go on broken wings,A thirsty body, a tired heart And the unchanging ache of things,If I could make a single song As lovely and as full of light,As hushed and brief as a falling star On a winter night.”

Ifs Should Heart Body Light Night Song Fall Stars Hours Loneliness Broken Goes On Tired Wings Winter Glad Lovely If I Could Ache Thirsty Unchanging Winter Night Broken Wings

Book:Flame and Shadow

Source: Flame and Shadow

“If I am peaceful, I shall see Beauty's face continually; Feeding on her wine and bread I shall be wholly comforted, For she can make one day for me Rich as my lost eternity.”

Ifs Faces Lost One Day Eternity Wine Peaceful Feeding

Author:Sara Teasdale

“There in the windy flood of morning Longing lifted its weight from me, Lost as a sob in the midst of cheering, Swept as a sea-bird out to sea.”

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Book:Rivers to the Sea

Source: Rivers to the Sea

“My soul is a dark ploughed field In the cold rain; My soul is a broken field Ploughed by pain.”

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Book:Flame and Shadow

Source: Flame and Shadow

“I am listening for the voices Which I heard in days of old.”

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Author:Caroline Norton

“Every poet hopes that after-times Shall set some value on his votive lay.”

Values Poet Lays

Book:Poems

Source: Poems

“O Twilight! Spirit that dost render birth To dim enchantments; melting heaven with earth, Leaving on craggy hills and running streams A softness like the atmosphere of dreams.”

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Book:The Dream: And Other Poems

Source: The Dream: And Other Poems

“Quotations--always inexact. I don't trust people who cannot even copy out.”

People Copies Quotations Don't Trust Don't Trust People

Author:Jean Rostand