One by one they were all becoming shades. Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.

James Joyce
About This Quote

This is a common Shakespeare quote. It is one of the most quoted lines from Romeo and Juliet, but it has appeared in many other plays as well.

Source: Dubliners

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  1. His heart danced upon her movements like a cork upon a tide. He heard what her eyes said to him from beneath their cowl and knew that in some dim past, whether in life or revery, he had heard their tale before.
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