Quote by Elizabeth Bowen
Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope it is

Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope it is impossible. – Elizabeth Bowen

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There is no end to the violations committed by children on children, quietly talking alone. – Elizabeth Bowen

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alone
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Only in a house where one has learnt to be lonely does one have this solicitude for things. Ones relation to them, the daily seeing or touching, begins to become love, and to lay one open to pain. – Elizabeth Bowen

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Loneliness
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The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patients hopes are the physicians secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription. – Norman Cousins

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I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now, Ill be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity. – Louis Farrakhan

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Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated. – Henry Rollins

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But maybe music was not intended to satisfy the curious definiteness of man. Maybe it is better to hope that music may always be transcendental language in the most extravagant sense. – Charles Ives

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Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm. – Augustine Birrell

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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. – Bertrand Russell

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It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. Its the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. Thats the power of the gospel. – Ben Harper

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I think Damien Hirst is hilarious. And I think hes a true artist. Hes not hilarious first I think he is a real artist, and I also think hes got an amazing sense of humor. – Jemima Kirke

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