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When Great Trees FallWhen great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker downin tall grasses,and even elephantslumber after safety.When ...more

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All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike.

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If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

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When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself i...more

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Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter th...more

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I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss.

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I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss

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To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision.

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Few, if any, survive their teens.

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It was awful to be Negro and have no control over my life. It was brutal to be young and already trained to sit quietly and listen to charges brought ...more

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Until recently each generation found it more expedient to plead guilty to the charge of being young and ignorant, easier to take the punishment meted ...more

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I'm young as morningand fresh as dew.Everybody loves meand so do you.

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The human heart is so delicate and sensitive that it always needs some tangible encouragement to prevent it from faltering in its labor. The human hea...more