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Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

“Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes.”

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Alfred Lord Tennyson was a prominent British Romantic poet known for his poetry that depicted nature, love, and heroism. His works, including 'In Memoriam A.H.H.' and 'Ulysses', are celebrated for their beauty and depth of emotion. more

“So it is best to keep an open mind and be agnostic. At first sight that seems an unassailable position, at least in the weak sense of Pascal's wager. But on second thoughts it seems a cop-out, because the same could be said of Father Christmas and tooth fairies. There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?”

“Thy only authentic ending is the one provided here: John and Mary die, John and Mary die, John and Mary die.”

Dies Mary

Author:Margaret Atwood

“Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities, media coverage, and individual counselling to initiate changes in behaviour.”

Should Action Individual Media Activity Educational Combination Behaviour Intervention Coverage Prevention Initiate Health Services Osteoporosis Media Coverage

Author:Gro Harlem Brundtland

“I lacked the courage to investigate the weaknesses of the wicked, because I discovered they are the same as the weaknesses of the saintly.”

Weakness Wicked

Book:The Name of the Rose

Source: The Name of the Rose

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Knows Want Trying Hard Mystery Rocks Food Eating Fishes Humble East Locals France Meat Mexico Sincerely Provinces Mcdonalds Cafes Stew Want To Travel Kitchen Confidential Hard Rock

Author:Anthony Bourdain

“Indeed, religion allows people to imagine that their concerns are moral when they are highly immoral - that is, when pressing these concerns inflicts unnecessary and appalling suffering on innocent human beings. This explains why Christians like yourself expend more "moral" energy opposing abortion than fighting genocide. It explains why you are more concerned about human embryos than about the lifesaving promise of stem-cell research. And it explains why you can preach against condom use in sub-Saharan Africa while millions die from AIDS there each year. (25)”

Source: Letter to a Christian Nation

“I haven't cried since Mom died. I mean, after something like that, what's left to cry about, right? But I let myself cry now. Loss is loss. Doesn't take death to create it. (266)”

Mean Left Loss Havens Cry Mom Died Cried Mom Died

Author:Ellen Hopkins

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