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You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love, and its doubtful gift. . . . I have endured much suffering and still remain unbitter and unclosed.
Alison Croggon
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Alison Croggon
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
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Drunk with beauty, I tore down Armfuls of blossoms. How desolate the marred sky!
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You see aright. I am both Queen and Elidhu, here and there, wildfire and hearthfire, forgetting and remembrance. But do no yet speak of this, for men are impatient with such things and do not brook contradiction.
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And then like thunder broke the frost, The chill wall fell, and morrowless Immortal maid and man embraced, Their light and shadow mingling.
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Your future is uncertain, and I can tell you nothing that can help you. You are singular and dangerous, and so it is that you are sought by both the Dark and the Light.
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The only good thing about being frightened half to death, she thought, is that it makes me forget all about being seasick.
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Old friend,' said Cadvan, filling another glass for himself and sniffing its rich smell. 'If we do not trust one another, we are already defeated.
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And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living.
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Never be ashamed of your love, he said gently. The only thing to be ashamed of is denying your love. That is what makes the shadow grow within your heart that is the darkening of the Light. And we all have many loves.
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It is only the darkness in our own hearts that will defeat us, in the end.
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It is not given to us to know what difference we can make, and perhaps we can make no difference at all. But that is no reason not to make the attempt, said Saliman quietly. The Light shines more brightly in the darkness.
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I shall never complain of the tedium of the city again.
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I tried to become a hawk, it didn't work. I think I got -stuck
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There is no shame in loving: it is the sign of a generous heart, and pain the price of an open soul.
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What difference, being a pawn for the Light or a pawn for the Dark? There is a great difference. One difference is that for the Dark, certainly, you are a pawn. For the Light, you are a free human being, free to make mistakes, to do wrong, even. You are free to choose, whether or not you believe it.
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Elednor,' he said, 'Elednor, why have you betrayed me? Come back to me. Come back to were you belong. I alone need you.
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