"IN April 1882 my father died and I was at once whirled out of my land of dreams into a very different sphere.“

-Edward Carpenter

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"It is curious that, with my somewhat antinomian tendencies, I should have gone to Trinity Hall - which was, and is, before all a Law College - and should thus have been thrown into close touch with the legal element in life."

-Edward Carpenter

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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."

-Marilyn Monroe

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."

-Robert Frost

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."

-George Sand

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."

-Mark Twain

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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

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"I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams."

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