Some people are born with the first word of a language resting on their tongue though it may take some time before they can taste it.
("The Goose Girl")
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When you get tired of worrying and mourning your horse and trying not to be afraid, tell me and I'll do it for you a while so you can shut your eyes and sleep peaceful.
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Right now I'd like all my troubles to stand in front of me in a straight line, and one by one I'd give each a black eye.
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What should I say? That I like him so much it hurts?
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He looked at her, and the clarity of his dark eyes struck her heart with a sensation of a wound touched.
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