"One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore."

André Gide

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" There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them. "
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" Often the best in us springs from the worst in us. "
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" Families, I hate you! Shut-in homes, closed doors, jealous possessions of happiness. "
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" Sin is whatever obscures the soul. "
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" The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity. "
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