He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved her. He would rather have misery with one than happiness with the other.
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W. Somerset Maugham
I am the most miserable person who ever lived, " he said... "You are young, and in love, " said Primus. "Every young man in your position is the most miserable young man who ever lived.
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Neil Gaiman
Life is such unutterable hell, solely because it is sometimes beautiful. If we could only be miserable all the time, if there could be no such things as love or beauty or faith or hope, if I could be absolutely certain that my love would...
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T.h. White
Only you could be more important than what I wanted...what I needed. What I want and what I need is to be with you, and I know I'll never be strong enough to leave again.
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Stephenie Meyer
[F]or just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there's nothing else. It's here, and you'd better decide...
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Lev Grossman
More Quotes By L. Frank Baum
That proves you are unusual, " returned the Scarecrow; "and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed.
...and remember my sentimental friend that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.
I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.
No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.
To 'know Thyself' is considered quite an accomplishment.
