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"It is a good rule never to see or talk to the man whose words have wrung your heart, or helped it, just as it is wise not to look down too closely at the luminous glow which sometimes shines on your path on a summer night, if you would not see the ugly worm below."

Rebecca H. Davis, American Author

Heart, Man, Night, Summer

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"It is a good rule never to see or talk to the man whose words have wrung your heart, or helped it, just as it is wise not to look down too closely at the luminous glow which sometimes shines on your path on a summer night, if you would not see the ugly worm below."

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"Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart."

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"Knock on the heart's emotions and its gates will be widely opened, but nock on reason and doubt will come charging at you."

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"The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences."

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"Your heart is the gateway to the divine."

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"Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text."

Dean Koontz, American Author

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"The mind is always the patsy of the heart."

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"Those who have a listening heart can hear the song of silence."

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