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A single spark can start a prairie fire. A single spark can start a prairie fire.

unknown author

inspirational | initiative | beginning, the

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Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give f... - MORE Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.

Henri-Frédéric Amiel

passion

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In general, one may pronounce kissing dangerous. A spark of fire has often been struck out of the collision of lips, that has blow... - MORE In general, one may pronounce kissing dangerous. A spark of fire has often been struck out of the collision of lips, that has blown up the whole magazine of virtue.

Anonymous

sex | seduction | romance

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Thou waitest for the spark from heaven! Thou waitest for the spark from heaven!

Matthew Arnold

inspirational

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I do not wish to lose my temper because very shortly I will lose my head. Nevertheless, upon leaving this spark of earthly existen... - MORE I do not wish to lose my temper because very shortly I will lose my head. Nevertheless, upon leaving this spark of earthly existence, I have this to say: I shall see you all very soon ... very soon.

Charlie Chaplin

damnation | death | afterlife

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It is the fixed that horrifies us, the fixed that assails us with the tremendous force of mindlessness. The fixed is a Mason jar, ... - MORE It is the fixed that horrifies us, the fixed that assails us with the tremendous force of mindlessness. The fixed is a Mason jar, and we can't beat it open. ...The fixed is a world without fire--dead flint, dead tinder, and nowhere a spark. It is motion without direction, force without power, the aimless procession of caterpillars round the rim of a vase, and I hate it because at any moment I myself might step to that charmed and glistening thread.

Annie Dillard

futility

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O Spirit,
spark by spark,... - MORE O Spirit,
spark by spark,
you instil fire
through the sight
to hearts you attack
you grant rare happiness!

Hilda Doolittle

gods | goddesses | desire

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You are intricate tune;
endangering spark;... - MORE You are intricate tune;
endangering spark;
I don't understand the ways of you,
nor why
your eyes should be dark.

Hilda Doolittle

mystery | children

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Everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark... - MORE Everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It's easy to see without looking too far
That not much is really sacred.

Bob Dylan

consumer society

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... Everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark... - MORE ... Everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
It's easy to see without looking too far
That not much is really sacred.

Bob Dylan

consumer society

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