He asked me for a light to light his cigarette, and by reason of unaware, it is he that really gave light to me, made me realize how much alike we all are, breathing the same air, beating the same red...
Anthony Liccione
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breathing, cigarette, equality, fortune, heart beat, humanity, light, poetry, realization, shame
There are books that speak to us of our own lives with a clarity we cannot match. They prevent the morose suspicion that we do not fully belong to the species, that we lie beyond comprehension. Our em...
Alain de Botton
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alone, austen, books, clarity, comprehension, emotion, humanity, jane austen, life, literature