For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.

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"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution."

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"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention."

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"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."

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Resilience

"Life without liberty is like a body without spirit."

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"Let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but not make a bond of love: Let it be rather a moving sea between the shores of your souls."

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