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Quote by Derek Walcott

“I too saw the wooden horse blocking the stars.”

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Derek Walcott, born on January 23, 1930, and died on March 17, 2017, was a renowned poet. His poetry, characterized by its unique style and profound humanistic concern, has won him the Nobel Prize in Literature. more

“She had been ready to love this man from the moment she first saw him. In all these years, that had never changed. They'd hurt each other, let each other down, and yet, here they were after everything, together. She needed him now, needed him to remind her that she was live, that she wasn't alone, that she hadn't lost everything.”

Men Years Firsts Moments Together Lost Hurt Saws Changed Ready Needed Down And Lost Everything Ready For Love

Book:The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 2: Winter Garden, Night Road, Home Front

Source: The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 2: Winter Garden, Night Road, Home Front

“I might screw up, I might embarrass you, I might yell at you, but I will never, ever stop loving you. You're my first born. The first time I held you... I fell in love so hard it cracked my bones.”

Firsts Hard Might Born First Time Bones Screws Loving You Cracked Screw Ups Stop Loving You

Book:Home Front: A Novel

Source: Home Front: A Novel

“From the first time we met, we knew everything that mattered about each other, didn't we? We just knew. I guess that's what best friends are: parts of each other.”

Firsts Mets First Time First Time We Met

Author:Kristin Hannah

“We all grasp on to a single idea of ourselves, the way aging people dye their hair. It’s no matter that this dye doesn’t fool you. My lady, you don’t dye your hair to decieve other people, or to fool yourself, but rather to cheat your image in your mirror a little.”

People Way Littles Ideas Matter Hair Fool Mirrors Aging Cheat

Author:Luigi Pirandello

“Which do you hate more: breaking your word or dying?" "I don't know. I've never done either.”

Knows Done Hate Dying Oath

Book:The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady

Source: The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady

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