What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? The hearts bleed longest, and heals but to wear That which disfigures it.

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No-thing less splendid than a golden sepulchre would have suited so noble a heart.

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The friends we have lost do not repose under the ground...they are buried deep in our hearts. It has been thus ordained that they may always accompany us.

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Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive. — Joanne Harris

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But, this dark place is not the end. Remember that the darkness of night precedes the dawn. And as long as your heart still beats, this is not the death of it. You don’t have to die here. Sometimes, the ocean floor is only a stop on the journey. And it is when you are at this lowest point, that you are faced with a choice. You can stay there at the bottom, until you drown. Or you can gather pearls and rise back up—stronger from the swim, and richer from the jewels.

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The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I should recall my sins.

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There's always that one person, That will always have your heart. That one person for me is you.

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To handle yourself use your head; to handle others, use your heart. — Eleanor Roosevelt,

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I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun. -Charles R. Swindoll

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Love is always love, come whence it may. A heart that beats at your approach, an eye that weeps when you go away are things so rare, so sweet, so precious that they must never be despised.

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