So he tasted the deep pain that is reserved only for the strong, just as he had tasted for a little while the deep happiness.

by piclry · September 16, 2022

So he tasted the deep pain that is reserved only for the strong, just as he

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

had tasted for a little while the deep happiness. : F. Scott Fitzgerald

It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.

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