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Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee


St. John of the Cross

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DAVID ST. JOHN What the heart gives away is never gone…It is kept in the hearts of others forever.
ROBIN ST. JOHN The way to final freedom is within thy self.
THE BOOK OF THE GOLDEN PRECEPTS Roses are red, Violettes are bllue,
Valentines day is consumerous crap,now don't you have ironi...
MOCK OF THE WEEK THE SHOW Nature is under control but not disturbed.
BEATRIX OF THE NETHERLANDS I realize that much will be asked of me, yet I am resolved to accept it as a great and splendid task...
BEATRIX OF THE NETHERLANDS FRIEND: A member of the opposite sex in your acquaintance who has some flaw which makes sleeping wi...
THE DICTIONARY OF DATING Eye Contact: A method utilized by a single woman to communicate to a man that she is interested in ...
THE DICTIONARY OF DATING Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself...True happiness is born of self-reliance.
THE LAWS OF MANU I'm sorry I brought this upon you, my boy. I'm sorry you must carry this burden. I'm sorry for every...
LORD OF THE RINGS I'm on my third Mrs. Potts' costume,'' Treglown said.
THE WIZARD OF OZ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
THE WIZARD OF OZ Peace is the biggest struggle.
JULIANA OF THE NETHERLANDS I can't understand it. I can't even understand the people who can understand it.
JULIANA OF THE NETHERLANDS All that is gold does not glitter Not all those who wander are lost The old who are strong do not wh...
LORD OF THE RINGS I like half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as y...
LORD OF THE RINGS Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity!
LORD OF THE RINGS PIPPIN: I didn't think it would end this way.GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death i...
LORD OF THE RINGS How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to und...
LORD OF THE RINGS If we're going to object to depicting magic in books, then we are going to have to reject C.S. Lewis...
THE WIZARD OF OZ I'm naked in the dark...there's nothing...nothing...
LORD OF THE RINGS The Bad Pants Open has become a tradition at Indian Lakes Resort, ... It's the only golf outing in w...
THE WIZARD OF OZ Dorothy: Don't be silly, Toto. Scarecrows don't talk.
THE WIZARD OF OZ Auntie Em: For twenty-three years I've been dying to tell you what I thought of you! And now... well...
THE WIZARD OF OZ Wizard of Oz: You people should consider yourselves lucky that I'm granting you an audience tomorrow...
THE WIZARD OF OZ That's the scary part. I didn't know if I should smile, crack up, scream or run.
THE WIZARD OF OZ Close you eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself, there's no place like...
THE WIZARD OF OZ Wicked,
THE WIZARD OF OZ celebrate the nerd within me.
THE WIZARD OF OZ I can avoid being seen if I wish, but to disappear entirely, that is a rare gift.
LORD OF THE RINGS