Quote by William Wordsworth
Fear is a cloak which old men huddle about their love, as if to ke

Fear is a cloak which old men huddle about their love, as if to keep it warm. – William Wordsworth

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Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. – William Wordsworth

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I would go to heaven, but I would take my hell; I would not go alone. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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He who holds me by a thread is not strong; the thread is strong. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Our dream dashes itself against the great mystery like a wasp against a window pane. Less merciful than man, God never opens the window. – Jules Renard, Journal, 1906

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I am the Love Cactus. Make desert to me. – Jarod Kintz, My love can only occupy one person at a time

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Sports nurtures dreams of achieving self confidence and masculine striving for the skinny kid watching a boxer dance around the ring with sublime ease. – Armstrong Williams

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