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“I am a little world made cunningly.”

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John Donne was a renowned 17th-century English poet, known for his profound religious and philosophical reflections. His poetry style was unique, blending the elegance of the Renaissance with the passion of the Reformation. more

“The life's work of Walt Disney and Ray Kroc had come full-circle, uniting in perfect synergy. McDonald's began to sell its hamburgers and french fries at Disney's theme parks. The ethos of McDonaldland and of Disneyland, never far apart, have finally become one. Now you can buy a Happy Meal at the Happiest Place on Earth.”

Earth Perfect Sells Circles Meals Parks Theme Rays Mcdonalds Fast Food Disneyland Hamburgers Walt Ethos Fries Uniting Synergy French Fries Full Circle Theme Parks

Author:Eric Schlosser

“Son of Poseidon? East asked. I nodded. Took a dip in the Styx? Hudson asked. Yep. They made digusted sounds. Well that's perfect East said. Now how do we kille him?”

Wells Made Said Sound Perfect Son East Dip Poseidon Styx

Author:Rick Riordan

“The web of time - the strands of which approach one another, bifurcate, intersect, or ignore each other through the centuries - embraces "every" possibility. We do not exist in most of them. In some you exist and not I, while in others I do, and you do not, and in yet others both of us exist.”

Century Possibility Approach Embrace Strands

Book:Ficciones

Source: Ficciones

“The pen is the language of the soul; as the concepts that in it are generated, such will be its writings.”

Writing Soul Language Concepts Pens

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“The most important thing in business is a persona, Nico,' he was fond of saying. 'People want to know immediately what they're dealing with. And when they think about you, you've got to stand out in their minds--like one of those characters in a novel.”

People Thinking Knows Want Mind Important Character Business Novel Important Things Standing Out Persona

Author:Candace Bushnell

“It was ironic, but when you scratched the surface, most successful men were working for one thing only--to retire--and the sooner the better. Whereas women were the complete opposite. She had never heard a woman say she was working so she could retire to a desert island or to live on a boat. It was probably, she thought, because most women didn't think they deserved to do nothing.”

Thinking Men Successful One Thing Heard Opposites Surface Boat Desert Islands Ironic Retiring Successful Man Complete Opposites

Author:Candace Bushnell

“Luck is a goddess not to be coerced and forcibly wooed by those who seek her favours. From such masterful spirits she turns away. But it happens sometimes that, if we put our hand in hers with the humble trust of a little child, she will have pity on us, and not fail us in our hour of need.”

Ifs Needs Children Littles Sometimes Hands Happens Spirit Turns Hours Failing Luck Humble Pity Goddess Favour Good Luck

Book:A Damsel in Distress: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition

Source: A Damsel in Distress: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition

“Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing.... For he does his work alone and if he is a good enough writer he must face eternity, or the lack of it, each day.”

Ifs Writing Doe Enough Faces Doubt Loneliness Organization Eternity Each Day Good Enough

Book:The Snows of Kilimanjaro: A Full-length Play

Source: The Snows of Kilimanjaro: A Full-length Play

“At the end of the day, you won't be happy until you love yourself.”

Ends The End Of The Day Love Yourself Heart And Soul

Author:Lady Gaga

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