"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone."
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
"Evil is always unspectacular and always human. And shares our bed... and eats at our table."
- W.H. Auden
"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present."
- Sir Francis Bacon
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe."
- Friedrich Nietzsche
"Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society must take the place of the victim, and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness."
- W.H. Auden
"We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves."
- François de la Rochefoucauld
"The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body. After all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind."
- Francois de la Roche Foucauld
"It has been said that time heals all wounds. I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue, and the pain lessens, but it is never gone."
- Rose Kennedy
"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls. The most massive characters are seared with scars."
- Khalil Gibran
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
- Plato
"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate."
- Socrates
"Our life is made by the death of others."
- Leonardo Da Vinci
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AJ's Poetry Book
PoetryIve been writing this since middle school so my poetry skill has grown some bit. I hopw you enjoy seeing my growth.This poetry book was inspired by someone that I used to know. I write all my poetry in here, that is untill I reach the limit in chapt...
