A poet is a musician who can't sing.
("The Name of the Wind")
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William Hazlitt
If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way to spoil love is by talking to too many people about it.
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh