The night was so balmy that breathing ceased to be a habitual sensation, becoming much closer to something like the gaseous ingestion of a mango, the velvet caress of a hand or the soft skin of a fresh peach. Sleeping, lying down or sitting up, was, on that night, a divine human penitence, a miracle unexpected and unrealized, intuitive and peaceful in a unique opportunity.

~ Ondjaki

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Walking in the mountain with bare foot, Teasing the flowers with heavy soot, Touching the grasses, climbing the horses, swinging the girlsIt is joyful, jolly like the flying. Swimming in the rivers, tearing the clothes and burning the shoes Angel of the nature; counting the grasses, touching the flower, teasing the birds

~ M.f. Moonzajer

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You can't tell how heavy somebody else's load is just from looking. The Lord doesn't give us more than we can carry

~ Lalita Tademy

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Once lively peonies nowwind-weary, and ragged at the edges, hang their heavy crowns; rain on their backs,one final act, beforedetaching from the stemand falling down.

~ Kristen Henderson

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Aside from all that, she was carrying about a million tons of titanium ore to the heavy industries on Gorda. All told, that would take care of their traveling arrangements for the next year or so, pretty much.

~ Christina Engela

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You can never hurt me,And you will never cause me painCause you're made of fire,And I'm the heavy rain.

~ Ghaith Sal

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An angel kissed my strings, while I slept last night. And her rhythm broke my hunger. And I died a little less.

~ Sara Quin

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I paid too heavy a price for perestroika.

~ Mikhail Gorbachev

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