Victor Hugo
There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees. — Victor Hugo, Les Misérables. (A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie. 1862) Advertisements
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Fernando Pessoa
The human soul is an abyss. ― Fernando Pessoa
Pauline Albanese
Here, the walls are made of moon and stars, and each breath is mingled with tender coolness like a shiver from lips to lips. — Pauline Albanese, The Closed Doors. (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition, October 3, 2015)
Franz Kafka
I am in chains. Don’t touch my chains. — Franz Kafka
Marc Norman
I will have poetry in my life. And adventure. And love. Love above all. No… not the artful postures of love, not playful and poetical games of love for the amusement of an evening, but love that… overthrows life. Unbiddable, ungovernable – like a riot in the heart, and nothing to be done, come ruin… Continue reading Marc Norman
Rainer Maria Rilke
The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things. ― Rainer Maria Rilke
Peter Krause
My bones are tired from all the tragedy in me. — Peter Krause
