The beloved is already in our being, as thirst and "otherness." Being is eroticism. Inspiration is that strange voice that takes man out of himself to be every thing that he is, everything that he desires; another body, another being. Beyond, outside of me, in the green and gold thicket, among the tremulous branches, sings the unknown. It calls to me.

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Success is not a stamp of approval given by others. ― Nate Hamon

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She certainly seemed to have a life, not just an existence. She seemed happy. It must be possible, then.― Gail Honeyman

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Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn't a song that anybody else wrote. It has its own melody, it has its own words. Very few people get to sing their song. Most of us fear that we cannot do it justice with our voices, or that our words are too foolish or too honest, or too odd. So people live their song instead.

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They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of perpetual Becoming. ― Hermann Hesse

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Music has given a voice to many generations, and I think we, as artists, can be a part of creating a better world.

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When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you.

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Buying is a profound pleasure. Simone de Beauvoir

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Your heart knows how to be happy. ― Lailah Gifty Akita

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Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen, that stillness becomes a radiance. ― Morgan Freeman

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