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They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surpris

They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods. – Edith Wharton

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Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before. – Edith Wharton

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Art
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Edith Wharton
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There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate person, however dear and beloved, but an expansion, an interpretation, of one’s self, the very meaning of one’s soul. – Edith Wharton

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Friendship
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“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen

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We are closer to the ants than to butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. – Gerald Brenan

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Butterflies

Just like the butterfly, I too will awaken in my own time. – Deborah Chaskin

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Butterflies

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. – Author Unknown

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Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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Although Im an atheist who believes only in great nature, I recognize the spiritual richness and grandeur of the Roman Catholicism in which I was raised. – Camille Paglia

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My favorite travel pastime is writing music, either with my guitar or on my computer. – Alexander Ludwig

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