All of this had always existed, and he had not seen it; he had not been with it. Now he was with it, he was part of it. Light and shadow ran through his eyes, stars and moon ran through his heart.

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Ink runs from the corners of my mouth. There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry. ― Mark Strand

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I have laughed more than daffodils and cried more than June. ― Sanober Khan

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It was their secret, a secret meant for just the two of them, and she'd never been able to imagine how it would sound coming from someone else. But, somehow, Logan made it sound just right. ― Nicholas Sparks

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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible. _ Saint Augustine

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Kissed mouth don’t lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews itself just as the moon does.

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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. _ Marcus Aurelius

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There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man. ― Patrick Rothfuss

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His singing made me want to fall to the ground and kiss it, as a son to a mother, grateful that someone could love it so keenly. For the first time in my life something new awoke within me, something irresistible: I still cannot explain it. It was a need to express myself, yes, to express myself, not only to see and sense the world, but to bring to others my vision, my thoughts and sensations, to describe the beauty of the earth as inspiringly as Daniyar could sing. I caught my breath for fear and joy of the unknown. At that time, however, I had not yet realized the need to take up brush and paints.

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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times. _ Aeschylus

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