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No man is an island, entire of itself.

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John DonneNo man is an island – A selection from the prose

Think what it would be like if you got back to your island and there was no old man, no girl any mor...

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He imagined that he was looking for her and couldn't find her anywhere, that the two of them were lo...

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José SaramagoThe Tale of the Unknown Island

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.

Faith is an island in the setting sun, But proof is the bottom line for everyone.

The Warrior knows that no man is an island.He cannot fight alone; whatever his plan, he depends on o...

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Paulo CoelhoWarrior of the Light

A letter from a French cleric to Nicholas of St. Albans, written c. 1178, rehearsed what was already...

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Peter AckroydAlbion: The Origins of the English Imagination

The United States is a giant island of freedom, achievement, wealth, and prosperity in a world hosti...

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[H]e could see the island of Manhattan off to the left. The towers were jammed together so tightly, ...

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Tom WolfeThe Bonfire of the Vanities

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight ...

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She shook her head. "It sounds suspiciously like Nirvana." "What's wrong with that?" "Pure Spirit, o...

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Give us this day our daily Faith, but deliver us, dear God, from Belief.

The nuclear industry has this amazing record, even equipment from generations one and two. But nucle...

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Houses built on bridges are scandals. A bridge wants to not be. If it could choose its shape, a brid...

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Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by...

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The peaceful splendour of the night healed again. The moon was now past the meridian and travelling ...

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Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted island, or...

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Islands are metaphors of the heart, no matter what poet says otherwise.