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“Now began the part of her life where she was just very beautiful, except for nothing. Only winners will know what this feels like. Have you ever wanted something very badly and then gotten it? Then you know that winning is many things, but it is never the thing you thought it would be.”

Book:No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories

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No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories

This book is a compilation of short narratives that delve into complex emotional landscapes, examining the intricacies of personal identity and the search for a sense of belonging in a diverse and often challenging world. more

Author

Miranda July

Miranda July, born on February 15, 1974, is an accomplished American film director known for her distinctive narrative style and profound emotional expression. Her work has garnered widespread acclaim from audiences and critics alike. more

“...she had always known under her mind and now she confessed it: her agony had been, half of it, because one day he would say farewell to her, like that, with the inflexion of a verb. As, just occasionally, using the word 'we' - and perhaps without intention - he had let her know that he loved her.”

Knows Mind Half Known One Day Intention Agony Farewell Verbs

Author:Ford Madox Ford

“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”

Should Art Comfort Comfortable Disturbed

Author:Banksy

“Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the ways of different arts one by one.”

Way Art Different War Evil Justice Study Good And Evil Polish

Book:The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

Source: The Book of Five Rings: A Text on Kenjutsu and the Martial Arts in General, Written by the Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi

“I hate you for all the years I 'll have to live without you. How can a heart hurt this much and still go on beating? How can I feel this bad without dying from it? I 've bruised my knees with praying to have you back. None of my prayers have been answered. I tried to send them up to heaven but they 're trapped here on earth, like bobwhites beneath the snow. I try to sleep and it's like I 'm suffocating. Where have you gone? Once you said that if I wasn't with you, it wouldn't be heaven. I can't let go of you. Come back and haunt me. Come back.”