"For a little while, hope made a show of reviving-not with any reason to back it, but only because it is its nature to revive when the spring has not been taken out of it by age and familiarity with failure."

Emotion, Hope, Revival, Age, Failure

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"For a little while, hope made a show of reviving-not with any reason to back it, but only because it is its nature to revive when the spring has not been taken out of it by age and familiarity with failure."

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"Causes for attachment are created at the very time abhorrence occurs. Familiarity (acquaintance) up to a certain point will result in attachment and if it reaches 'ridge point' & goes past further, it will result in abhorrence."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"I can hear your angered silence,Taste your bitterness.Now I smell your vengeance,Yet see your lonely emptiness.I am your broken heart."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Emotion, Anger, Silence, Heart

"The fears we keep alive, will be a recurring haunt until it dies, or we do."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

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"Jealousy is love in competition."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

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"Belikov is a sick, evil man who should be thrown into a pit of rabid vipers for the great offense he commited against you this morning.""Thank you." I said primly. Then, I considered. "Can vipers be rabid?""I don't see why not. Everything can be. I think. Canadian geese might be worse than vipers, though.""Canadian geese are deadlier than vipers?""You ever try to feed those little bastards? They're vicious. You get thrown to vipers, you die quickly. But the geese? That'll go on for days. More suffering.""Wow. I don't know whether I should be impressed or frightened that you've thought about all of this."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Emotion, Anger, Humor, Animals, Suffering

"You want things to remain the same, which they never can, and so you're wounded by your own feelings & resentful others don't seem to care..."

John Geddes, Canadian Author

Emotion, Change, Feelings, Resentment

"I realised I got anxious because my true aspiration wasn't to become the chief of a multi-billion dollar, multi-national company that created widgets or some shit."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Emotion, Anxiety, Aspiration, Self, Reflection

"And you finally get there, you reach a point where you refuse to feel anymore pain and the desire to chase happiness out weighs any choice that gives you reason to question where you're headed."

Nikki Rowe, American Writer

Emotion, Pain, Happiness, Choice, Desire

"Nico's voice was like broken glass. "I- I wasn't in love with Annabeth.""You were jealous of her," Jason said. "That's why you didn't want to be around her. Especially why you don't want to be around... him. It makes total sense."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Emotion, Truth, Regret, Love, Today

"The hate in heart can consume you not outside events."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."

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"Never let your education interfere with your learning."

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"Ah, that shows you the power of music, that magician of magician, who lifts his wand and says his mysterious word and all things real pass away and the phantoms of your mind walk before you clothed in flesh."

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"Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work."

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"Work is a necessary evil to be avoided."

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"You can find in a text whatever you bring, if you will stand between it and the mirror of your imagination. You may not see your ears, but they will be there."

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"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."

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"What, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce."

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"It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt."

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