

“Out of Ireland have we come.
Great hatred, little room,
Maimed us at the start.
I carry from my mother's womb
A fanatic heart.”
― The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
Great hatred, little room,
Maimed us at the start.
I carry from my mother's womb
A fanatic heart.”
― The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats

“Why, I can smile and murder whiles I smile,
And cry 'content' to that which grieves my heart,
And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,
And frame my face for all occasions”
― King Henry VI, Part 3
And cry 'content' to that which grieves my heart,
And wet my cheeks with artificial tears,
And frame my face for all occasions”
― King Henry VI, Part 3
“The cup is only one inch wide for a putt that is struck too hard. The cup is four inches wide for a ball that dies at the hole.”
― Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf
― Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf

“Hatred is blind; rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo

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