Two birds on a wire
One tries to fly away
And the other watches him close from that wire
He says he wants to as well
But he is a liar

Two birds on a wire One tries to fly away And the other watches him close from that wire He says he wants to as well But he is a liar

- Regina Spektor

keywords: freedom , friendship , love , waiting

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The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.

The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.

- Rumi

keywords: empathy , love , sharing

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You are the sky. Everything else is just weather.

You are the sky. Everything else is just weather.

- Pema Chodron

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If a maid refused me with tossing curls, I let the old Earth take a couple of whirls while I ply her with tears in lieu of pearls.

If a maid refused me with tossing curls, I let the old Earth take a couple of whirls while I ply her with tears in lieu of pearls.

- Maxwell Anderson

keywords: love , passing time , patience , waiting

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She had him like a toenail stuck in a shag carpet.

She had him like a toenail stuck in a shag carpet.

- Unknown

keywords: attraction , love

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You light up my life.

You light up my life.

- Debbie Boone

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Very sweet and beautiful: she melted my heart.

Very sweet and beautiful: she melted my heart.

- Joseph Stalin

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I miss you so much Tatochka. …I’m as lonely as a horned owl.

I miss you so much Tatochka. …I’m as lonely as a horned owl.

- Joseph Stalin

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Marriage is like a pot of rice, hot and steamy at first, cold and sticky later.

Marriage is like a pot of rice, hot and steamy at first, cold and sticky later.

- Stephen Blake Mettee

keywords: love , marriage

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Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they are there.

Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they are there.

- A novel

keywords: friendship , love , relations

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“On the wall of our life together hung a gun waiting to be fired in the final act.

“On the wall of our life together hung a gun waiting to be fired in the final act.

- Mary McCarthy

keywords: love , relationship

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You’re beautiful, like a May fly.

You’re beautiful, like a May fly.

- Ernest Hemingway

keywords: beauty , love

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