Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand.

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For what it's worth, it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over.

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Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

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I love her and that's the beginning and end of everything.

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They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.

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Having once found the intensity of art, nothing else that can happen in life can ever again seem as important as the creative process.

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Never confuse activity with action.

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The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want

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Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

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She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. She is beautiful.

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