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Literature and Writing Quotes
I sought a theme and sought for it in vain,
I sought it daily for six weeks or so. (1.1-2)
Truth Quotes
Players and painted stage took all my love,
And not those things that they were emblems of. (2.23-24)
Exploration Quotes
I sought a theme and sought for it in vain,
I sought it daily for six weeks or so. (1.1-2)
Perseverance Quotes
Now that my ladder's gone,
I must lie down where all the ladders start (3.6-7)