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| “The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.” —Lord of the Flies, William Golding |
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| “Exhaustion is a thin blanket tattered with bullet holes.” ―If Then, Matthew De Abaitua |
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| “The parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab. A scab is something you have to put up with until the time comes when you can pick it off and flick it away.” —Matilda, Roald Dahl |
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| “But now, O Lord, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand.” —Isaiah 64:8 |
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| "The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.” —Fault in Our Stars, John Green |
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| I'm bulletproof nothing to lose / Fire away, fire away / Ricochet, you take your aim / Fire away, fire away / You shoot me down but I won't fall, I am titanium —“Titanium,” David Guetta |
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| All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind. Thinking is always the stumbling stone to poetry. A great singer is he who sings our silences. How can you sing if your mouth be filled with food? How shall your hand be raised in blessing if it is filled with gold? They say the nightingale pierces his bosom with a thorn when he sings his love song. —“Sand and Foam,” Khalil Gibran |
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| “If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then to me.” —Macbeth, William Shakespeare |
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| “Time is the moving image of eternity.” ―Plato |
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| "The waves crashed against the shore with a roar like a hungry beast." |
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| "The city streets buzzed with activity, like a beehive on a warm summer day." |
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| "The silence in the room settled like a heavy fog, muffling all sound." |
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The moon cast a silvery glow over the landscape, like a guardian watching over
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| "The snow blanketed the world in silence, like a peaceful dream." |
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| "The city slept beneath a blanket of stars, like a child in slumber." |
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| "The candle flickered in the darkness, like a lost soul seeking warmth." |
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| All in vain; because Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim.” –The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe |
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| “The windmill loomed over the farm, its blades turning with a relentless determination …” –Animal Farm by George Orwell |
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| “The fire’s fingers reached out, devouring the pages of the forbidden books.” –Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury |
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| “The moon was shining sulkily / Because she thought the sun / Had got no business to be there / After the day was done.” –The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll |
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| “The moors sighed with the weight of the secrets they held, whispering tales of love and revenge.” –Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë |
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| Dark clouds gathered in the sky, plotting their attack on the land below. |
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| Moonlight caressed the water’s surface, glinting on each tiny wave |
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| The old stairs groaned with each step he took. |
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