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“Tell them I came, and no one answered,That I kept my word," he said.Never the least stir made the listeners,Though every word he spakeFell echoing through the shadowiness of the still houseFrom the...”
“Some people think they can just decree that everything will be fine. The world doesnt work like that. Im not sure the world gives a crap about anyones promises, well-meaning or otherwise. Sometimes...”
“In a world where vows are worthless.Where making a pledge means nothing. Where promises are made to be broken, it would be nice to see words come back into power.”
“Is this what sadness is all about? Is it what comes over us when beautiful memories shatter in hindsight because the remembered happiness fed not just on actual circumstances but on a promise that ...”
“And I think, if thoughts are worth a penny, how much less promises must be worth. Especially the ones you're likely to break.”
“Silence is not empty or immaterial, and it is not needed to chain tame things. It often guards powers strong enough to shatter everything.”
“There is no value in your promises. They are as hollow as fangs and poisonous as the venom within them once I allowed them into my heart.”
“Beauty always promises, but never gives anything.”
“Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible.”
“Are you afraid in there?" she said softly, as the men called out for them."No," he said. "I'm not afraid. You lock me in. They won't get me."She closed the door on the little white face, turned the...”
