“I saw her wince, I saw her cry,
I saw the glory in her eye.
Myself I long for love and light,
But must it come so cruel, and oh so bright?”
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“I'll never come through this alone.”
“Love is a fire. It burns everyone. It disfigures everyone. It is the world’s excuse for…”
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
“How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me?”